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^HIS book describes the activities in which many prominent 
men and women throughout the United States have been 
engaged during the last four years which have resulted in 
raising $20,000,000 for Jewish War ReHef. The Chrono- 
logical Table is absolutely reliable, records the events in their order, 
and mentions the men and women whose deeds have in this way 
written an indelible page into the history of the Jews of America. 

Many other phases of this great w^ork are not recorded here, not 
because they are unknow^n, but because the details have not yet 
reached me. This is an explanation of the omissions of many facts 
and portraits w^hich are not included in this book. 

This is not a history, but only a record of the facts that have 
come under my personal know^ledge and in w^hich I had the honor to 
participate. 

Sufficient is recorded here, however, to show that Jewry of Amer- 
ica has not only responded to every appeal for generous contributions 
of money, but has nobly responded to all the calls made by the United 
States Government at this critical time. A few facts are mentioned 
which show that not only have the Jews of America given gener- 
ously of their money, but that they have loyally and without stint 
offered their all, even their lives in devoted self-sacrifice. 

Through this great w^ork — Jew^ish War Relief — a world-w^ide 
philanthropy, American Jewry is now united as never before. I ven- 
ture to hope that this unity brought about at the call of duty will in 
time embrace all Jewish activities. 

New York, October, 1918. 



Copyright by M- Eneelman, New York, 191S 



CKronological Review of Jevi'isK War Relief Work in A 



menGa 



1914 

August 1. Declaration of war between France, England, Belgium, Servia, and Russia, and Germany and 

Austria-Hungary. 
August 1 8. Morris Engelman conferred with members of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congrega- 
tions of America suggesting systematic war relief in America for the benefit of the Jews abroad 
in the affected countries. 

September 28. Conference of the Executives of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 

when 80 telegrams, signed by Rev. Dr. Bernard Drachman, President, and Mr. Albert Lucas, 
Secretary, were sent to as many ditterent Congregations. The telegram was as follows: 
"Our unfortunate brethren abroad are suffering the terrors of a frightful war. Your 
congregation is requested to make offerings on KOL NIDRE Eve. We have appointed 
a relief committee. Money should be sent to the treasurer, Jacob Hecht, 46 Walker 
Street, New York City." 

October 1. The first meeting towards organization was held at the residence of the Rev. Dr. Philip Klein, 

Rabbi of the First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek, New York City. Present: Rev. Dr. 
Philip Klein, Rev. Dr. H. Pereira Mendes, Rev. Dr. Bernard Drachman, Rev. Dr. Moses Hyam- 
son. Rabbi M. S. Margolies, Albert Lucas and Morris Engelman. 



®I|f llnion of ©rtljabox JpujibIj (!l0ttgrfgattfliiB 



OF AMERICA. 

1898. tNCOHPORATE 



MELDOLA DE SOLA. MONTREAL, 
\t. S. .MARGOLIES. NEW YORK. 
3h. MOSES HYA.MSON. NEW YORK. 



iVEST lOith STREL 



MENDES. 

Rev. a. M.^VsHINSKY.^P'iitsburghl'Va. 

LOUIS BORGENICHT.' Brooklyn.' N. Y- 

Youn'gstown, ( 

JULIUS J. DUKAS, New York.^ 
C JOSHUA EPSTEIN, New, York. 
HARRY FISCHEL. New York. 
HENRY CLASS,^ New York, 

Rev, Dr, HERBERT^ S^ GOLDSTEIN, New 
EMANUEL HERTZ,^ N*cw' York. 

Rev, PHILIP JAl^HEs! Ncw-'Y'ork. 
Rev, J, D. lURMAN, iloston, Mass, 
Rev. Db. PHILIP KLEIN, New York. 
ABRAHAM KBUMBEIN, New York, 
M, BOAS LANDE, New York, 
Rev, J, LEVIN^" 



^ewYo^k.t^C. Y.,Oct. 2, 1914, 



To the Orthodox Jowb of America: 



, J, NEULANDER. 



, MORAIS, Nc 

"DER. Yorker: 

: PHILLIPS, 

KEV, UR, u, DE aOLA POOL. 1 

SOL, KOSENBLOOM, 



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D'Rys"sCHAlJFER! 

— WEBERMAN, N 

WITTENSTEIN, 



A, E, ROThStEIN, N 
Rev, Dr, S, SCHAFFE 
MOSES WEBERMAN, 



A oommlttee has been formed conaisting of 
repreBentatives of the Dnion of Orthodox Jevdoh 
Congregations of America; The Mizrachl; The Central 
Committee of Palestine InetitutionB and The Agudas 
Harabonim, for the purpose of collecting and properly 
distributing funds for relief of our oo-religionists 
in all parts of Europe and Palestine, who are suffer- 
ers in any way through the war. A special effort 
will be made to assist the widows and orphans and old 
men and old women, who have been driven from their homes. 

A large amount has already been subscribed in response to the appeal 
isaued by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the 
Agudas Harabonim . 

All congregations, Booleties and lodges are requested to immediately 
make collections, so that the total may be assembled into one big fund, and 
they are requested to appoint delegates to attend a conference, to be held 
on Thursday evening, October 15th, at the Ohab Zedek synagogue, Norfolk 
Street, Kew York, for the purpose of making arrangen^ents to centralize 
this fund and to further organize the work. 

REV, DR. BERBARD DRACHMAK , President. 

MORRIS EHGELMAR) Hon. Secretaries Union of Orthodox Jewish Congrega- 

ALBERT LUCAS ( tions of America. 

REV. DR. PHILIP KLEIH, 

REV. DR. H. PEREIRA MEHDES , 

REV. DR. MOSES HYAMSON, 

RABBI M.S. MARQOLIES, President. 

Agudas Harabonim and the Central Committee of Palestine Institutions. 



FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST CALL 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



October 4. A meeting was called by Mr. Leon Kamaiky at the office of the Jewish Daily News, resulting 

in the formation of the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering through the War; 
electing: Leon Kamaiky, Chairman; Harry Fischel, Treasurer; Albert Lucas, Executive Secretary; 
John L. Bernstein, Recording Secretary, and Morris Engelman, Financial Secretary. 

President Wilson proclaimed the Day of Prayer. 



Special Prayer Composed by Rev. Dr. B. DracKman 
and Recited b}) Rev. Dr. Philip Klein 



KB""T'N2 n'on'?:!- mD''7DDr; pn ■crh^z' 

3in nj ?s M3 xt;" 1? lox^ n^mpn T-xinj ik3J n'?y 
nisi?' mxn 'J3 ^yv inpsji non^o nij; no?'' n?i 

N31 D?B' 33''3 iniS n3j;i 11B"D31 dl?t^3 ,ninK3i 
.IDS IDSJl ?XU iVi'? 



-V2 -'7 an 

pyoD HE^Pc-n : iJi3C" 3vyi pr ij3^3i u^Jiy ns 
"I'N avNni Kiun nxian ns nsii D'oti'n jo iB'np 
nvnT3X3 Dion^j "io?v3 nx'i3 ncs los 's^n nnn 
D'3-iin n3ise' non3i ^sp fivE'3 ,3ip ma' Jv nvi 
ons m '^nj nn^i n^nti'D ''?3 ?33 nr ns nt nn3NDi 
D'^i'ON'n D"iK ■':3 '7V am '' xjx nonsn 'js nx on^'Dia 
ancni n''3?Dn nn^o nivny nm •'^^in iinj noni 
nr3 □•'Jinn ns no?i nuinj anTiiny Dnn^3 icx 



O Lord! God of mercy and compassion. 
Unto Thee we lift up our eyes, while our hearts 
are torn with grief and sorrow^. We beseech 
Thee, look down from Thy Holy Habitation, 
from High Heaven. How dread and fearful 
the sight! Myriads of Thy children, created in 
Thy image, are contending on fields of battle, 
are filled with savage hate. In furious rage 
they slay and destroy one another with every 
implement of destruction. Rivers of blood 
deluge the face of Thy earth. 

We pray Thee, O Lord, have pity on the 
vvrretched children of men; remove evil pride 
and the spirit of tyranny from the hearts of 
their sovereigns and princes into whose hands 
their lot is entrusted; teach the rulers under- 



standing that they may recognize and know, 
that not the sword should control the affairs of 
States but only Justice and Righteousness. King 
over all, we pray Thee, in Thy great mercy 
make an end of the slaughter and massacre, 
and vouchsafe unto mankind the happy time 
foretold by Thy Prophets, saying, "No nation 
shall lift the sword against another nation and 
they shall not any longer learn war." 

May the eyes of all the children of men be 
opened that they may see that they are all 
brethren, children of one Father; may they 
dwell on earth in love and brotherliness, in 
peace and in harmony; may they serve Thee 
with a sincere heart and may the Redeemer 
come to Zion. Amen. 



October 8. Actual work of the Central Committee began in its office in the World Building, New York 

City, by Albert Lucas, Morris Engelman, Sarah Nieto, David Engelman, and David Barnet. 

October 14. War Relief Stamps proposed by M. Engelman and introduced. 

October 15. Meeting held at Ohab Zedek Synagogue, Norfolk Street, attended by representatives of Con- 
gregations, societies, etc., pledging their support to the Central Jewish Committee. 

October 20. $5,000 sent to Palestine and similar amount to Vienna by Central Committee. 

October 25. Meeting called by Mr. Louis Marshall, President American Jewish Committee, at Temple 

Enianu-El, resulted in formation of American Jewish Relief Committee; electing Louis Marshall, 
Chairman; Felix M. Warburg, Treasurer, and Cyrus L. Sulzberger, Secretary. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 




TEMPLE EMANU-EL, NEW YORK CITY 



Tne First Official War Relief Appeal 

Aadressea to American Jewr3>, October, 1914, 

03) tne Central Relief Committee 

To the Jews of America : 

Our brethren are dying. Widows and orphans are wandering, homeless, 
naked and hungry. Women, old and young, with their little ones, and the aged 
find no refuge. In every land that we or our fathers once called home, bloody 
war w^ith all its unspeakable horrors stalks abroad; thousands of villages have been 
ravaged and great cities laid w^aste. Mourning, they lift up their eyes, whence 
shall come their help! 

More than half of the Jews of the world are overwhelmed in the present 
conflict. The condition of our brethren in Palestine, also, is past description. Its 
institutions can no longer be supported by the generosity of our brethren in Eu- 
rope, as to-day the Jew^s of Europe are themselves sore beset. 

Another most serious condition brought about by the war must not be over- 
looked. Thousands among us have regularly sent money to our families and 
friends "at home" to help our less fortunate kinsmen. 

All the world is looking to us for aid and direction. We will surely not be 
deaf to their prayers. 

We have therefore formed in New York a committee of representative 
rabbis and laymen to help our co-religionists in Europe and Palestine. 

This committee is extending its organization throughout the United States 
and appeals to you to join it. It asks you either to call a meeting in your syna- 
gogue, or to join w^ith others to call a meeting in your city, at which contributions 
shall be collected, local officers elected and representatives chosen to be added to 
our Central Committee in New York. We want at least tw^o representatives in 
each city of the United States to be in constant communication with us, in order 
to organize the Jews of America into one compact body, ready and w^illing to 
raise a large 

RELIEF FUND FOR JEWS SUFFERING THROUGH THE WAR 

REMEMBER — This w^ar has ruined hundreds of thousands of our brethren. 

REMEMBER — No one can tell, today, whether his own relatives are not 
refugees far from their own home. 

REMEMBER — That the assistance of this Committee may save the lives 
of those w^ho are near and dear to you. You cannot know w^here your own father 
or mother, sister or brother is. Your help through us, may help them. 

AND REMEMBER — That this w^ar w^ill cause an amount of suffering un- 
precedented in history. Ways and means must be devised to raise an enormous 
amount of money at once, and to continue the effort throughout the weeks and 
months, aye, possibly even through the next few years to come! 

This Committee is preparing plans w^hich w^ill enable every one to help 
daily, weekly and monthly, without taxing the resources of any one beyond his 
means. 



8 JEWISH WA R RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 

Join us at once. Send in your name and the names of those associated with 
you to the secretary of the committee. The Union of Orthodox Jew^ish Congrega- 
tions of America, The Agudas Harabonim, The Mizrachi and the Central Com- 
mittee of Palestine Institutions are all represented on this committee. A large 
number of collections have already been made in response to their appeals. All 
amounts should be remitted as soon as possible to the financial secretary of this 
committee; and checks draw^n made payable to the order of the treasurer. 

Five thousand dollars has been sent to a committee of Palestinian Jews, 
comprising Guedalia N. Broder, Isaac Chagis, Joseph Eliaschar, Behr Epstein, Saul 
Isaac Freund, Dr. Isaac Levy, Solomon Perlman, Alter Rivlin, Dr. Arthur Ruppin, 
Solomon Rubin, Wolf Schocher, Salmon Solovi^eitchik, Aaron Vallero, David 
Yellin. 

Five thousand dollars has been sent to the Israelitische Alliance, Vienna, 
for the relief of Galician Jew^s and one thousand dollars for the Yeshibath. 

In securing the services of Mr. Harry Fischel as Treasurer, the Committee 

has obtained the advantage of his wide acquaintance throughout the United States. 

All moneys received by him are deposited in The Guaranty Trust Company of 

America. Arrangements will be made through the accredited representatives of the 

U. S. Government to forw^ard money to our stricken brethren, as soon as w^e can 

get in touch "with responsible people in all the war zones, who will distribute it 

without favor for the immediate relief of the Jew^ish vs^idow^s and orphans, sick and 

w^ounded, aged and infirm, in short, to all those w^ho will die of hunger and cold, 

unless you promptly help. 

Leon Kamaiky, Chairman 

Harry Fischel, Treasurer, 

X . D . • D J- c . World Bldg.. 63 Park Row, New York 

J. A. rJernstein, Recording Secretary 

Morris Engelman, Financial Secretary 

Albert Lucas, Corresponding Secretary 



November 1 7. Twenty cases of clothing sent to Belgian Jewish refugees in England, collected by Albert 

Lucas. 

November 22. — Meeting at Hotel Astor, New York City, of the Committee of 100 organized as the Ameri- 
can Jewish Relief Committee to elect an Executive Committee of 25. 

November 27. — American Jewish Relief Committee and the Central Relief Committee organized the Joint 
Distribution Committee, electing Mr. Felix M. Warburg, Chairman. 

December 20. Mr. Felix M. Warburg, Chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, presided at a meet- 
ing of the Landsmanschaften, called for the purpose of obtaining their cooperation for War 
Relief. 

December 31. — Mr. M. Engelman toured the Middle Western States to introduce War Relief Stamps. 

1915 

January I. — Mr. Felix M. Warburg, Chairman, Joint Distribution Committee, organized a Remittance 
Bureau, supervised by Miss Harriet B. Lowenstein. 
Up to August 1, 1918, handled 24,658 remittances amounting to $607,808.32. 

January 12. — Twenty-four cases of clothing forwarded to Austria, through the efforts of Mr. Albert Lucas. 

March 1 0. U. S. Collier Vulcan sailed for Palestine with a cargo of foodstuffs consigned to Palestine. 

May 1. — Certificates ranging in value from $1.00 to $5.00 bearing the fac-simile signatures of the officers 
of the American Jewish Relief Committee and the Central Committee, were introduced by Mr. 
Engelman. 



Leaders in Jewish War Relief Work 




Dr. Cyrus Adler Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky Sholem Asch 

Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa. 




Hon. Louis D. Brandeis 
Washington, D. C. 



David M. Bressle 



Fulton Brylawsky 

Washington, D. C. 



Guedalia Bublik 




AlberTUic as p^tyLo u'S Mji bhall TO^febx MWarburg^ Jt ^l^^ JLJ^a.^n osj; ^ Hai i icc & lownstcm|| Moms En^man. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



DR. CYRUS ADLER— Chairman of the Philadelphia 
Branch of the American Jewish Relief Com- 
mittee — member of the Joint Distribution 
Committee. 

LOUIS D. BRANDEIS— Member of the Joint Dis- 
tribution Committee — Chairman of the Boston 
Branch of the American Jewish Relief Com- 
mittee Associate Justice of the Supreme 

Court of the United States. 

COL. HARRY CUTLER— Member of the Joint 
Distribution Committee — Alternate Chairman 
of the Jew^ish War Relief Commission — Chair- 
man of the Providence, R. L, Branch of the 
American Jewish Relief Committee Chair- 
man Jew^ish Welfare Board, United States 
Army and Navy. 

REV. DR. BERNARD DRACHMAN— Rabbi of the 
First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek, 

N. Y. President of the Union of Orthodox 

Congregations of America signed the tele- 
grams sent out September 28, 1914, to con- 
stituent members of the Union, w^hich was the 
first appeal made to American Jews for relief 
and present at the meeting that resulted in the 
formation of the Centra! Jewish Relief Com- 
mittee. 

HARRY FISCHEL Member of the Joint Distribu- 
tion Committee Treasurer of the Central 

Jewish Relief Committee. 

RABBI MOSES J. CRIES— of Cleveland. While 
President of the Conference of Reformed 
Rabbis of America, attended the meeting at 
Temple Emanu-EI, Oct. 25th. 1914. 

REV. DR. MOSES HYAMSON— Rabbi Congrega- 
tion Orach Chaim present at the meeting 

that resulted in the formation of the Central 
Jev/ish Relief Committee. 

LEON KAMAIKY Chairman of the Central Jew- 
ish Relief Committee — proprietor of the 
Jewish Daily News, at w^hose office the Central 
Jewish Relief Commiittee was organized. Mem- 
ber of the Joint Distribution Committee. 

REV. DR. PHILIP KLEIN— Rabbi of the First 

Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek It was 

in Dr. Klein's house that the meeting w^as 
held of the originators of the relief work in 
America. 

HERBERT H. LEHMAN— Treasurer of the Joint 

Distribution Committee Treasurer of the 

American Jewish Relief Committee until his 
resignation to become Textile Expert of the 
U. S. Government. 

" t 



HON. MEYER LONDON— Member of 


the join 


Distribution Committee Ex-Chain 


Tian of th, 


People's Relief Committee. 





JUDGE JULIAN W. MACK Member of the Joint 

Distribution Committee — Chairman of the 
Chicago Branch of the American Jewish Re- 
lief Committee United States District Judge. 

REV. DR. H. PEREIRA MENDES— Minister of 
Congregation Shearith Israel, Spanish-Portu- 
guese Congregation of New York Hon. 

President of the Union of Orthodox Congrega- 
tions of America — present at the meeting that 
resulted in the formation of the Central Jewish 
Relief Committee. 



HENRY MORGENTHAU— Member of the Joint 

Distribution Committee Ex-Ambassador to 

Turkey — Established Soup Kitchens in Con- 
stantinople which are supported by the Joint 
Distribution Committee. 

RABBI M. Z. MARGOLIES— Member of the Joint 

Distribution Committee President of the 

Agudas Harabonim of America present at 

the meeting that resulted in the formation of 
the Central Jewish Relief Committee. 

JULIUS ROSENWALD— Member of the Joint Dis- 
tribution Committee Pledged to contribute 

One Million Dollars in the 1917 Ten Million 
Dollar Campaign. 

JACOB H. SCHIFF— Member of the Joint Distri- 
bution Committee — Chairman of the 1917 
Campaign Committee to raise Ten Million 
Dollars during 1917. 



NATHAN STRAUS — Membe 
tion Committee. 



af the Joint Distribu- 



OSCAR STRAUS— Member of the Joint Distribu- 
tion Committee. 

CYRUS L. SULZBERGER— Member of the Joint 

Distribution Committee Secretary of the 

American Jewish Relief Committee. 

JACOB WERTHEIM— Member of the Joint Distri- 
bution Committee Chairman of the Business 

Men's League. 

PETER WIERNIK— Member of the Joint Distribu- 
tion Committee. 

ALBERT LUCAS Secretary of the Joint Distribu- 
tion Committee Executive Secretary of the 

Central Jewish Relief Committee sent out the 

telegrams Sept. 28, 1914, to constituent mem- 
bers of the Union, which was the first appeal 
made to American Jews for relief, and present 
at the meeting that resulted in the formation 
of the Central Jewish Relief Committee. 

LOUIS MARSHALL— Member of the Joint Dis- 
tribution Committee Chairman of the Ameri- 
can Jewish Relief Committee Chairman of 

the organizing meeting at Temple Emanu-El, 
Oct. 25th, 1914. 



FELIX M. WARBURG— Cha 

tribution Committee. 



an of the Joint Di: 



DR. JUDAH L. MAGNES Member of the Joint 

Distribution Committee Vice-Chairman of 

the American Jewish Relief Committee — 
Chairman of the f^rst Jewish War Relief Com- 
mission — Visited the war zones of Central Eu- 
rope, July 26, 1916 - November 2nd, 1916. 

HARRIET B. LOWENSTEIN— Member of the Joint 

Distribution Committee Comptroller of the 

Joint Distribution Committee. 

MORRIS ENGELMAN Member of the Joint Dis- 
tribution Committee — Financial Secretary of 
the Central Jewish Relief Committee Origi- 
nator of the plan for Jewish war relief in 

America present at the meeting that resulted 

in the formation of the Central Jew^ish Relief 
Committee. 



12 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF JVOR K IN AMERICA 
Facsimile of tKe First Issue 



War Relief Stamps 
Central Committee 

Rklief of Jews Suffkkimg Through The "War 

CO-OPKRA,TION WITH THH AMERICAN JEM'ISH RELIEF COMMIIT 
Leon' li.AJvi,vi:iV, cri-*.iR>iJ».i* 



KEW YOEK COWMTTTEE 
Rev. Dr. Ccrnnrd Dracbmai. 
Rabbi Samuel Click 
Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein 
Rabbi BonJ. B. Guth 
Rev. Dr. Moses Hj-nmBct. 
Rev. Pbillp JachcB 
Rabbi Solomon E. Jade 
Rabbi Philip KlelD 
Rabbi B. L. LevlDthal 
Rabbi M. S. MargoUcB 
Rabbi Woir Margolles 
Rev. Harris MnsHuDBkl 
Rev. Dr. n. Perelra Monrtet 
Rabbi M. PelkuB 
Rabbi Israel Roseaber^ 
Rabbi Aaron Teltelbntmi 
Bernard Bernstein 
David Dlutrelch 

Guetlalln Dubcllk 
Uosea BavlB 
Jullos J. Dnkas 
C. Josbua Epstein 

William Flscliman 
Aaron Gorfunkel 
Henrj Glass 

Albert Herskovlta 
Ntttban nutkoff 
Samuel I. Hj-man 
Louis I. Kaplt 
David Kass 
Edwin Kaufman 
Arnold Kohn 
NatliOD Lamport 
Samoel Mason 
Max UeyersoQ 
Morltz Neuman 
Uoses H. PlilUlps 
Hon. N. Taylor PhllUpB 
Natbao Roggea 
J. Rokeacb 
Nathan BoseiisivelA 
G. S. Rotb 
William Rotb 

Bod. Leon Saadera 
Ezeklel Sarasobn 
Bernard Semel 
Dr. P. A, SlegelBteln 
Ellaa Surat 
Leon Tacbmann 
Jonas Well 
P. WiemU 




HELP THE MILLION DOLLAR EUKD. 

If every Jew in America contributes five cents a 
day, it will amount to $150,000,00. If this were done for 
only ten days, it' would amount to ONE MILLION AND A HALF, 
DO YOUR SHAKE. BEGIN TO-DAY ! 1 

This is a personal appeal to you for your help. 
There is not enough ink to describe the misfortunes which 
have befallen our fellow Jews in the War Zone. 

It is our boionden duty to help the widows and 
orphans ; the old men and the old v/omen that are starving. 
Their homes have been laid waste and their only support 
is the soup kitchens and bread lines, which we.are help- 
ing to support through our Committees abroad, by the 
money we are sending. 

The Joint Distribution Committee has already 
appropriated over $200, 000 to Russia, Poland, Austria- 
Hungary and Palestine, 

The Central Committee is specially charged to 
distribute the self-taxation stamps. The tax upon each 
individual can be so arranged by himself, as not to 
unduly burden any one. The $5.00 worth of stamps which 
are enclosed should be used for your Dwn correspondence, 
bills, etc., or you may dispose of some of them among 
your friends. 

Kindly make your check payable to Harry Fischel, 
Treasurer, 1003 World Building, New York. By using one 
stamp on every one of your letter heads , you show your sym- 
pathy with your suffering brethren abroad and become a 
Propaganda Committee of one for the General Fund, 




^p/^L^^x^ /(^-^w^i-^ll^^^ 



^ 



Secretaries. 



Treasurer. 



To date the sale of these War Relief Stamps have resulted in the pay- 
ment of $101,460.93 into the treasury of the Central Relief Committee. 
The idea has been adopted by many cities who have made local issues of 
similar Relief Stamps. 







Born 

Enlisted 

BrancK of Service 





Imporlant Evciils 



'-■•■J- 



Honorably Di.sehcirgecl 



■■,* 







Leaders in Je^<)isK War Relief Work 




Dr. Ed. N. Calisch Dr. Hyman Cohen Col. Harry Cutler 

Richmond, Va. Chicago, 111. Providence, R. I. 




Morris Lngelman Rabbi Ephraim Epstein E. W. Lewin-Epstein Harry Fischel 

Chicago, ill. 




William Fish 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



Facsimile of First War Relief Certificate 

representing the contribution of $1.00 and $5.00 respectively. These cer- 
tificates are signed by the Executive Officers of both Committees, and are 
now ready for distribution. 



ORGANIZED 

OCTOBER -i"^ 191' 

1* TISHRI 5675 




IN COOPERATrON 



JEWISH RELIEF COHMIHEE 



Oihis 19 to (Jlrrtifs that.^^ 









centrf 



June 2 7, 1915. Rabbi Klein's Silver Jubilee. Dr. Klein, having declined a public celebration of his Ju- 
bilee, feeling that it was inopportune during the vvrar, it was celebrated on Sunday, June 27, 
1915. A Committee representing many of the activities of the congregation, led by Rev. Dr. 
Drachman and Cantor Josef Rosenblatt, with Dr. I. M. Rottenberg as Chairman of the commit- 
tee, waited upon Dr. Klein at his residence. Appropriate addresses were made to which Dr. Klein 
feelingly responded. Dr. and Mrs. Klein entertained the Committee at luncheon. 

July 22. — Dr. Drachman and Mr. Engelman commenced a tour of the entire country as far as the Pacific, 
making propaganda and organizing committees and obtaining pledges. 



August 2. — At the residence of Rev. Dr. Martin A. Meyer of Sai 
Committee was organized by Rev. Bernard Drachman, 
Jews present were: Rev. Dr. Herman Rosenwasser, Messi 
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fischel of New York City. 



Francisco, Cal., a Jewish War Relief 
Morris Engelman. Among prominent 
s. Spiegelman, Shugarman, Dealer, and 



August 6. — People's Relief Cc 
Treasurer. 



rganized. Hon. Meyer London, Chairman, Is 



September 28. — Miss Therese Dreyfus, of Jerusalem, attended the Joint Distribution Committee meeting 
by invitation. Reporting upon the Soup Kitchens that she had established at Jerusalem, an ap- 
propriation for their continuation was made. 

October 19. Isidore Hershfield sailed for Eastern European War Zone. 

December 21. Historical meeting held at Carnegie Hall by American Jewish Relief Committee, result- 
ing in collection of $700,000. Addresses made bv Rev. Dr. J. L. Magnes, Jacob H. SchifT, 
Nathan Straus, Hon. John H. Finley, Bishop David H. Greer, Rabbi M. Z. Margolies, Rev. Dr. 
Leon Harrison, St. Louis, Mo., and Congressman Meyer London. 



De 



nber 28. Business Men's League organized to assure cooperation of business men throughout the 

country. Jacob Wertheim, Chairman. 



December 29. — Tag Day held by People's Relief Committee. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



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1916 

January 6. — U. S. Senate unanimously passed resolution introduced by Senator Marline of New Jersey, 

setting a special Jewish Relief Day. 
January 12. — Resolution signed by President Woodrow Wilson, who set January 27 as Jewish Relief Day. 

The Governors of many States by Proclamations also fixed this date as Jewish Relief Day in 

their commonwealths. 

January 14. Proclamation Day Certificates proposed by M. Engelman. 

January 25. Woman's Proclamation Committee organized. 

January 2 7. Jewish Relief Day observed throughout the country, resulting in collections exceeding 

$2,000,000. 




Reproduction of Proclamation Day Certificate Issued in Denominations fr 



$1 to $100. 



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\\\e coj^xi oi the OciitticatC of the r^m 

CXcntral (XommUtee 
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fuTOtingoUroucihohettfar, 

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Reproduction of the Dedication Pages of the Illuminated Address Presented to President Wils 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



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List of tKe Committees as Included in the Address 
Presented to President Wilson 



CENTRAL COMMITTEE 



Rev. Dr. Bernard Drachman 
Rabbi Samuel Click 
Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein 
Rabbi Benj. B. Guth 
Rev. Dr. Moses Hyamson 
Rev. Philip Jaches 
Rabbi Joseph Konvitz 
Rabbi Philip Klein 
Rabbi B. L. Levinthal 
Rabbi M. S. Margolies 
Rev. H. S. Morais 
Rev. Harris Maslianski 
Rev. Dr. H. Pereira Mendes 
Rabbi M. Peikus 
Rabbi J. Siegal 



Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaun 
Bernard Bernstein 
John L. Bernstein 
N. H. Borenstein 
Louis Borgenicht 
Guedalia Bublik 
Moses Davis 
Julius J. Dukas 
C. Joshua Epstein 
E. W. Lewin-Epstein 
William Fischman 
Louis Friedman 
Aaron Garfunkel 
Jacob Ginsburg 
Henry Glass 



Mendel Gottesman 
Nathan Hutkoff 
Samuel 1. Hyman 
Albert Herskovits 
Isidore Herschfield 
Josef Horwitz 
Louis 1. ICapit 
David Kass 
Edwin Kaufman 
Wolf Klebansky 
Nathan Lamport 
Samuel Mason 
Samuel W. Moskowitz 
Moritz Neuman 
Moses H. Phillips 



Hon. N. Taylor Phillips 

Nathan Roggen 

J. Rokeach 

Abraham Rosen 

Nathan Rosensweig 

G. S. Roth 

Ignatz Roth 

Jacob Rubin 

Hon. Leon Sanders 

Ezekiel Sarasohn 

Elias Surut 

Leon Tuchmann 

Jonas Weil 

P. Wiernik 

Stanley Bero 



WOMEN'S PROCLAMATION DAY COMMITTEE 



Mrs. Samuel Elkeles, _ 

Chairman 
Mrs. Harry Kraft, 

Treasurer 
Mrs. David Kass, 
Mrs. Emanuel Elzas, 
Mrs. L. W. Zwrissohn, 
Miss Sara X. Schottenfels, 

Honorary Secretaries 

COMMITTEE OF ONE 
HUNDRED 



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Joseph Mayor Asher 
Albert Canfleld Bage 
Julius Baran 
Simon Baruch 
Julius Beer 
Meyer Berlin 
R. L. Bernstein 
Elmer Black 
J. Blau 
L. Block 

Alfred Blumenthal 
Henry Bodenheimer 
Isaac Boehm 
Solomon Boehm 
Sidney C. Borg 
William Grant Brown 
Clarence Burns 
A. N. Cohen 
Virginia Danziger 
Katherine B. Davis 
M. Deiches 



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Haryot Holt Dey 
Bernard Drachman 
W. E. Dreyfus 
Julius J. Dukas 
William Einstein 
Morris Engelman 
Edward Epstein 
E. W. Lewis-Epstein 
Harry Fischel 
Samuel Floersheimer 
Samuel Frankenstein 
B. L. Friedman 
Henry Glass 
J. Goldey 
Samuel Goldberg 
David E. Goldfarb 
Edward Goodman 
Herbert S. Goldstein 
Eugene J. Grant 
Benedict J. Greenhut 
Rudolph Grossman 
Daniel Guggenheim 
Daniel P. Hays 
Moses Hyamson 
M. Isaacs 
Leon Kamaiky 
Abraham Kassel 
Ed^vin Kaufman 
Julius Keller 
Philip Klein 
Samuel Koenig 
Lazarus Kohns 
Alexander Kohut 



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Irving Lehman 
M. L. Levenson 
Philip Lewinsohn 
Harry Lilly 
Edward Lissman 
Benjamin Leerburger 
Albert Lucas 
M. S. Margolies 
Marcus M. Marks 
Samuel Marks 
Samuel Mason 
F. deSola Mendes 
H. Pereira Mendes 
Mortimer M. Menken 
Percival Menken 
Frederick Nathan 
Moritz Neuman 
Chas. J. Oppenheim 
Laurent Oppenheim 
A. M. Palmer 
Max Phillips 
Leopold Plaut 
N. Taylor Phillips 
William Scheuer 
Samuel Schulman 
William Solomon 
Harold Spielberg 
Carrie G. Tekulski 
Israel Unterberg 
Henry Villard 
Thomas J. Vivian 
Fred. Wachtel 
Mary Wood 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



February 17, 1916. Representatives of the Central Committee and the Woman's Proclamation Commit- 
tee visited the White House and were received by President Wilson, who accepted an illuminated 
address commemorating Jewish Relief Day. 




Delegation that visited the President. Left to right: — Rabbi Benjamin Grossman, Washington, D. C, 
Albert Lucas, Mrs. Harry Fischel, Mrs. Albert Lucas, Mrs. Samuel Elkeles, Mrs. Leon Kamaiky, Mrs. 
David Kass, Harry Fischel, Louis D. Gottlieb. 

Second row: — Rabbi Meyer Berlin, Rabbi B. L. Leventhal, Rabbi M. Z. Margolies, Rabbi G. Silver- 
stone, Washington, D. C, Rabbi Israel Rosenberg, Paterson, N. J., Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, 
Leon Kamaiky, Morris Engelman. 



February 22. — U. S. Collier Sterling sailed with consignment of medicines and matzoths for Pa 

March 8. — Mr. Engelman suggested identical receipt to be issued on behalf of all Committees. 

March 10. — Rev. Harris Masliansky and Mr. Albert Lucas toured the country for six weeks 
Central Committee, addressing many enthusiastic meetings causing great enthusiasm, 
ing branch Committees in many cities and resulting in greater effort to secure $ 1 
a month for War Relief. 

March 25. — Bazaar held at Grand Central Palace by People's Relief Committee. 

May 7. — At a meeting of the Central Relief Committee, it was Resolved that Mr. Morris Enge 
delegated as the representative of the Central Relief Committee on the Commission to 
War Zone. 



for the 
establish- 
,000,000 



Iman be 
visit the 



May 14, 1916.— Confe 



of the branches of the Centr 



littee at Philadelphia, Fa 



Leaders in JewisK War Relief Work 




J. Walter Frieberg Dr. Harry Friedenwald 

Cincinnati, O. Baltimore, Md. Meyer Gillis 




Rev. Dr. Moses J. Grier Mrs. Janet Simmons Harris 

Cleveland, Ohio Bradford, Pa. 




rnard Horwich Rev. Dr. Moses 

Chicago, III. Hyamson 




Louis Isaacs 
Los Angeles, Ca 



Rev. Philip Jaches Rabbi Solomon E. Jaffe 



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June 20. Resolutions passed by Joint Distribution Committee that identical receipts be issued by all Com- 
mittees. A general office of the Joint Distribution Committee was opened at 50 Pine Street, in 
charge of Mr. Albert Lucas, Secretary. 

June 22. Isidore Hershfield returned from successful mission to Poland and Lithuania, establishing com- 
munication between families there and their relatives in the United States. About 250,000 fam- 
ilies in Poland and Lithuania w^ere thus put into communication w^ith their relatives in America, 
resulting in the sending of individual remittances aggregating millions of dollars. 

July 2, 1916. Felix M, Warburg, as Chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, addressed an open 

letter to the Jews of America formulating the follow^ing plan for an annual budget for Jew^ish 
War Relief 

TKe Plan 

"The time has come, in my judgment, when the Joint Distribution Com- 
mittee must be able to know well in advance what funds will be placed at its dis- 
posal, so that it can systematically arrange for distribution of relief moneys abroad. 
The best plan thus far suggested and adopted at our last meeting is that of Mr. 
Morris Engelman, — that every city throughout the nation should be required to 
raise a certain specified sum each month. Every one would thus be able to un- 
dertake a task of such proportion as its financial condition may w^arrant. In order 
to avoid every possibility of duplication, a uniform receipt will be issued by the 
three Committees, endorsed by the Joint Distribution Committee. This will still 
leave it open to every one to forward his contribution to any particular committee 
he chooses. But as the Joint Distribution Committee w^ill be a clearing house for 
all such receipts, every one w^ill know that his money has reached the central office 
and that his contribution has been properly recorded, thus leaving no suspicion of 
our having evaded a self-imposed moral obligation. 

"In this manner duplication of appeals and expenses will be avoided. 




Mailing Room of Central Relief Committee. 



July 26. — Dr. Judah L. Magnes sailed for Europe to investigate the distribution of Jewish Relief Fundi 
in the War Zones. 

October 1 0.— Mr. Felix M. Warburg, retaining the Chairmanship of the Joint Distribution Committee — 
resigns the Treasurership; Mr. Herbert H. Lehman elected Treasurer. 



Leaders in Je\»Ji5n War Relief Work 




Rev. Dr. Philip Klein 



Jacob Klein 



Hon. Samuel S. Koenig Rabbi Louis J. Kopald 

Buffalo, N. Y. 





Rabbi Nathan Krass Adolph Krauss 




Nathan Lamport 



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October 19. — Special Memorial Service held at The Synagogue of the First Hungarian Congregation 
Ohab Zedek in memory of our brethren who fell upon the battlefields and died in the war zones. 
Special Prayer composed by Dr. Drachman and recited by Rev. Josef Rosenblatt. 



Tne Prayer 



c^-iinai Q'L'mp ni^^ynn nj^DC'n '2jd ?V3 n:i3J nnijo Nvnn d'diio pit:' D'om n?d t'S 
mtr ^v D'^^n i^bj la's ?»s-it:" 'J3 irnxn ^^nn ■'C'jk niiDt;o nx on^ntD i^v^^ inna 
lon^M ,Dm^ia niv-is;^ onnin nie-y? dhj ^-aa it^'pa IK'S nn udxji nl^ 'V'oki onna pip 
mpn iDj; dc' nsi not:' nx iehpm p'Din vn d^v3 it:*}* nunon "pv pn^ niaiv'vni ryn 
?3 •'^v'? ani'n le-s m^ion ns n^ns nxi ^snt:" nn njios n« onixinn cunn ?N■lt^" 
DH'i'i'n ^y •'VD ■'va pnii'^n ^y '3? 'n? .mo? de'qj ns isnn'i Dm ^y ion x^i ,?3n •'ns'i'' 
cnf-nj Kin 't anoc-j nt? D^nn invn invi D'oi^iy? vsjd "inDD dtdd'' D'amn ^ya I3? 
non^'on myo 'jsn ny n?3 ino ik'k ?ntk" loy •'^aos iKt:':' D31 d33K'o ?y m^K-n inin 
lyvn D'-iyn nnoiN^ni Dn^nnv nnn mo )'?3\^ a^iya di^k'i nnuo nn? ini 'i T-om inc 
.iDS -laxji |ivi •'P'' 131 ny ny nyiti"i nsiai ntn npivni 



All-merciful God, in the celestial 
heights, under the wing of Thy divine 
presence, amidst the Heavenly hosts, 
the pure and holy ones who shine with 
the radiance of the firmament, grant 
Oh God, hallowed rest to the souls of 
our brethren in Israel who have fallen 
upon the battlefield. As heroic, daunt- 
less and loyal soldiers, they have done 
their duty towards the land of their 
birth, with all their strength and fervor. 
They have fought to defend the souls 
that have sheltered them! 

In the sight of men they have hal- 
lowed Thy name and the name of Thy 
holy people. They made clear to all 
the inhabitants of the earth, their loy- 
alty and patriotic devotion. They 
spared not even their blood. They 
gave up their lives even unto death. 
Oh, my heart, my heart, how it grieveth 



for the slain. Oh, my bowels, my 
bowels, how they sorrow for the dead! 

All-compassionate, shelter them in 
the shadow of Thy wing forever. 
Gather their souls into the realm of 
eternal life. May the Lord be their 
inheritance. May they rest in peace 
in their abiding places forever. 

Be compassionate. Oh, God, unto 
those other stricken ones of Thy people 
Israel, who through the raging war- 
fare, have died before their time. Grant 
them eternal rest and peace, in the 
world that is all good. May this be 
their recompense for their sorrow and 
pain in this world of suffering and dis- 
tress. May their memory be a bless- 
ing and a glory forever and ever. May 
this be the will of God, and let us say 
"Amen." 



IN MEMORIAM 



LEOPOLD HERMAN 
HENRY GLASS 
DAVID BLUTREICH 
CEASAR CONE 
DR. PAUL KAPLAN 



RABBI S. MARGOLIES 
REV. DR. MELDOLA DESOLA 
SAMUEL I. HYMAN 
ISAAC GOLDBERG 
NATHAN HUTKOFF 
JONAS WEIL 



Men Who Assisted the Beginning of the Work, Who Have Since Died. 



Leaders in lewisK War Relief Work 




Albert Lucas Hon. Julian W. Mack 



Rev. Dr. Judah L. 

Magnus 



Arthur Malkenson 



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n Poland, etc., and makes kis 
littees at a meeting held at the 



loa 



ithout interest 



November 5. Dr. Judah L. Magnes returns from investigating condition 

report to the Joint Distribution Committee and its constituent coi 
Young Men's Hebrevir Association in New York City. 

November 15. Dr. Magnes publishes a preliminary statement advocating a hug' 

for rehabilitation purposes, after the war. 

November 23. — Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America proposes to fittingly mark the 
seventieth birthday of Jacob H. Schifl in recognition of his personal philanthropy and aid to 
Jewish War Relief, calls a conference of Orthodox organizations. A committee appointed, plans 
proposed. Mr. Schiff, having been consulted, acknov^rledges the extreme honor of his Orthodox 
brethren, but declines public celebration. 



and organizatii 



in New York City. 



QIl^p Intan of i^rtljndox JfWtal? QlnngrpgattnnB 



OF AMERICA. 

*IZeD 18TH lY/^R, b65B-JUN 



■. MELDOLA DE SOLA. MONTREAL, ( 
■ M S. MA-RGOLi^S. NEW YORK. 
' Dr. MOSES HYAMSON. NEW YORK 
. SIMON M. ROEDER. NEW YORK. 
. EDWIN KAUFMAN. NEW YORK. 
SAMUEL I. HYMAN. NEW YORK 



ISIDORE HERSHFIELD. 
NASSAU STREET. NEW YORK. 



ALBERT LUCAS. 

105th STREET, NEW YORK. 



. . Park W --. - - - - 

«,.,. «. M. ASHINSKY. Pittsburgh. Pa. 

LOUIS BORGENICHT. Brooklyn. N Y 

Rev. Dr. I. M. DAVIDSON, YounBStown. O 

JULIUS J. DUKAS, Nfw York. 

C, JOSHUA EPSTEIN. New York. 

HARRY FISCHEL, New York. 

HENRY GLASS, New York. 

Rev. S. H, CLICK, New York. 

Rev. Dr. HERBERT S. GOLDSTEIN. New 

EMANUEL HERTZ, New York 

M. GOTTESMAN, New York. 

S. HALPEKN, Hoboken, N. J 

Rev. PHILIP JACHES, New York. 

Rev. J. D, JURMAN. Boston, Mass. 

Rev. Dr. PHILIP KLEIN. New York. 

ABRAHAM KRUMBEIN. New York. 

M. BOAS LANDE, New York. 

-. LEVmSON, Albany, N. Y. 
.. H. LEVINTHAL. Philadelphia. Pa. 
_.. HENRY S. MORAIS. Bensonhurst, N ' 
;ev, T. NEULANDER, Yonkers. N. Y. 
Rev. Dr. D. de SOLA POOL, New York. 
SOL. ROSENBLOOM. Pittsburgh. 



K^n York. H- y ■ 

.November 22, 1916. 



Rev. J. 
Rev. J. 
Rev. H: 



CONFTDEh!TI.\L 



Dear .Sir; 



ROSENZWEIG. New 
.=. „^TH. Brooklyn, ." - 
, E. SOTHSTEIN. Ne 



Yorl 



Rev. Dr. S. SCHAFFER, Baltii 
Rev. W. W1TTEN5TEIN*. Brid 



fn _pursftiance of a resolution adopted at a 
meeting of the Executive of this Hnlon on November 
20th last, authorizing our President to appoint a 
Comnilttee to Invite the co-operation of all organ- 
izations and representative Jews In America. Tn the 
formation of a Committee to fittingly mark the ap- 
proaching seventieth birthday cf Jacob H. Schlff, 
you are respectfully requested to serve on this 
Committee, of wliich a meeting will be held at the 
Central Jewish Institute, 125. East 85th Street, to- 
morrow evening ( Thursday) November 23rd at 
8.30 P.M." sliairp, to discuss plan of organization. 

Respectfully, 



Rev. Dr. Bernard Drachman, 
Rev. Dr. Philip Klein, 
V.CV . Dr. H. pereira Mendes, 
Alhert. Lucas, 
Morris Engelinan. 



gee 



-nty tons 
Palestine 



of Matzoths sent by U. S. Co 



"Ca 



to Alexandria, Egypt, for refu 



January 
January 



r 2 1 . — Mass meeting at Carnegie Hall under the auspices of the three committees, constituents of 
the Joint Distribution Committee. Mr. Jacob H. SchifT, Chairman. $10,000,000 Campaign 
begun. Dr. J. L. Magnes, returning from abroad, reports on conditions in the war zone. 
Addresses by Rev. Dr. W. Rosenau, of Baltimore, Md., U. S. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, 
and Hon. John Purroy Mitchel, Mayor of New York. 

1917 

10. — Jacob H. Schiff celebrated his seventieth birthday by donating $700,000 to various chari- 
table organizations and public institutions, including $100,000 for an ambulance for Russia. 

13. — Special services under the auspices of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of 
America, were held. 



SPECIAL SERVICES 

IN HONOR OF THE 70th BIRTHDAY OF HON. JACOB H. SCHIFF 
Sabhath, January 13, 1917, 'Uebeth 1 9lh, 5677 

REV. DR. PHILIP KLEIN, Rabbi First Hungarian Congregation O'nab Zedek, 
18 West 116th Street. KFe^O York 

REV. JOSEPH ROSENBLATT AND CHOIR 



BENEDICTION 

: T^2> sin 

nono '?-\'7 nnj; Ton nvn^ invnxi inprn .vn ^o'' ^3 ^o'? njc n^ynB' •;> nxl^a dv?' .■^ •< t> nnsjB'o^ j n 3 n 

njpT ny? ina'i^ti'n ?k .''jy:^ ai^sni inf' 3jl"d irnx^i lyuj^ npnv mij p t v n n i s mnnnty nnva ,v'n 
5iDin .ijDD npn ?n il'hp nni inatyn i^N ins nii'sa .njtssa fiv^yn Nipjn nonJo 

njn'?3 tiNDi ian3 ms' ,roi ?j; nm D^jt;.' my nj nxna D^sns ni^n D^Dmi non tn i? in 'n xjx 

in^i nnnn Kf- u^yi '^n' ijym i^n nn^ti'n mr iiy pjl"' nio^ x!^ ynta ,ci'pi in ynta inona ,n'ry n^xoi tiun 

nyicu itsfs: ^ani n? nDti-M rry ikt .oir s:^ ,n3D> 'n nii ns T-oni ,Dn'nnK ^p^k nnxo o^iy^ 

?N-itJ'''i mm' ynn vdu .-u33 unp nmnni ?N-it;" rsn ^33 iniDK-!^ i'3s>o^ mv .ujin'' minn ^rsini 

.ItDX nosji Dn^ninc'io moipo ?33 nn3? p3L"' f'SD in-iDC .v'-an 13X3 tiun 12 nixc' a'S3 i^yi 




jAY He who blessed our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 
bestow His blessing upon our noble friend, Jacob H. Schiff, who 
has reached the patriarchal age of threescore years and ten. 
Grant unto him, O Lord, mercy, grace, life and happiness. May 
his descendants also be blessed and may they ever loyally cling to the faith 
of their fathers. In Thy divine mercy. Thou showest honor to those that 
fear Thee and deal mercifully with those that upheld Thy law. O, may Thy 
Angels protect him in all his ways and let them lead him that he stumbleth 
not. Oh, may all distress, sickness, injury and evil come not near unto him. Re- 
member, O God, the many deeds of the righteousness which he did all the 
days of his life. Let him be strong and full of courage, so that he may ever 
be a helper to the poor, a shelter for the needy and a fortress for the suffer- 
ing and afflicted. 

IN his old age, O Merciful Father, forsake him not, and when his strength 
faileth, let not Thy holy spirit depart from him. Yet for many years may 
he flourish as a palm tree, may he still remain strong as the cedars of the 
Lebanon. Throughout his life preserve him and grant unto him vigor and 
energy; that his eyes shall not grow dim nor his strength fail. 

OMAY his eyes see, may his heart rejoice and may his soul be made glad 
in the salvation of Israel and the exaltation of its glory. In his days, 
may Judah be saved and Israel dwell in peace and let us say. Amen. 



In Honor of the Seventieth BirtKda}) of Hon. Jacob H. ScKiff. 



Prayer Published b^) the Union of Orthodox Jewish 
Congregations of America, to its Constituent Congregations. 



Composed h:P Re<i. Dr. Bernard DracKn 



President of the Ur 



]Vo'? m!' ^DD DH^f-y ^v^ lan ~\C'i^ npnvn nnoioi 
nMV D'B'inm D'^^dikhi d'xdijh ?3^i or 'k-p? iny 

'n 1'? unjs aniD nnyi : ?an ub't ^3 ijsf' ^xnc" 

nyBB' pnn ,'n njx„ o'-^'^'anD ijhjx a^n 'poyoi nrn 

i?VD3 v'?v NJ ^iDj /'na nv inis nnnn ik-kd D'snn 

D'D'yjDI 21D3 VnUC'l T'D"' inS'l 1^ D^KTl infJ/D n3D1 

■"H' pi vnx ''Nit."' ''a oy ivv nnnj^i loy n''iN33 nxii 



min ^ip3i nnoL" Kf';; ::'?! ,Xs-i:;" ■'P'pn 'n njn 
li'on mJin dv '3 ,Qvn i^as d^oipd unjs n^nni 
iL"Nn3 HDi^o iriD px ic'N ,^p^^>^1 Tonn n^o ,Nin 
.nn-'ja m^n ^d n^ni vnx a^n i^d nnD3 ni23 d^ini 
^NiE"? niopn it''s nyn hjk' D''y3t^' in5o nvn 
13^ 3iD^ "iny pN" -iti'K 133J1 np'' |3 'n nmn i'Dm3 
''^s apyi P"it:" 1X3 nl^yjn K'^sn ns inn n3nj^i 
n3nNi rjDD ins njicxn 'nni .q'^tj' ^nrn nt:*o 'i p 
,L'"3in IK'S mymn ?3 ns lao'' ■'d .ib'sj nxc'o non 
•■o : vox ntJ'N ni;^t;'i3n a'3i3ni main nn^n ^3 nx 
Tonn '03 nsi cmon ^n3i nvDJsn 'n3 ?3 nx njD' 




LORD, God of Israel, with joyful hearts, with thanksgiving and 
praise, we appear before Thee this day. No crown adorns the 
head of him, who in the hearts of his brethren and the hearts of 
all men, is crowned the king of benevolence and charity. 



THREESCORE years and ten are this day completed since Thou, O Lord, 
in Thy great mercy, did give unto Israel this great and glorious son, who 
hath become the glory of Jeshurun, he who is known among men by the hon- 
ored name of JACOB H. SCHIFF. 

WITHOUT peer in kindliness of heart and nobility of spirit, faith hath 
ever been the girdle of his loins and deed-of-loving-kindness the longings 
of his soul. No one can count the eyes whence he has wiped the tears, nor can 
reckon the feeble hands that he hath upborne, nor the strength that he has 
brought to the countless ones that were w^eary. Who shall number the 
Houses of Worship and of Learning, of Mercy and Benevolence that he has 
upheld, and in whose behalf he hath lavishly poured forth his wealth, to 
help those who were unhappy, dow^n-trodden and wretched? So has he 
aided them — all those that needed spiritual comfort or material aid. Thus 
has he brought honor and glory upon his people and sanctified the name of 
Israel in the eyes of all the inhabitants of the earth. 

WE offer our thanks to Thee, O Lord our God, that Thou hast given to thy 
people Israel, and to all mankind, this man so exalted and so uplifted. From 
the depths of our hearts ■we pray unto Thee, O Lord, to shower the abun- 
dance of Thy blessings upon JACOB H. SCHIFF in the time to come even 
as Thou hast blessed him until this day. Account to him his good deeds 
and let the fruit of his hands reward him; prolong his life and grant him 
many years of happiness and peace. May he yet behold the redemption of 
his people and may consolation come unto Zion, unto Israel and all his 
brethren. And may this be Thy Divine will, and let us say. Amen. 



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29 



eeting of the Joint Di»- 
» be sent through the 



February 6. United States having broken diplomatic relations with Germany- 

tribution Committee was held at which $1,000,000 was appropriated 
State Department for all the countries affected by the war. 

March 9. — Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago, offers to contribute $100,000 for every $1,000,000 contributed 
up to $10,000,000. 

April 2. — United States declares war against Germany, necessitating obtaining licenses from the War 
Trade Board for transfering funds to the enemy countries. 

April 9, 1917. At the suggestion of Felix M. Warburg a conference of representatives of the United 

Synagogue, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Central Conference of Ameri- 
can -Rabbis, the Union of Orthodox Congregations, the Agudath Rabbonim, the Jewish Pub- 
lication Society and the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations, was held 
at the Hotel Astor, New Yor'c, at which a resolution was adopted to create a central board com- 
posed of representatives of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, and the Central Con- 
ference of American Rabbis, the United Synagogue of America, the Council of Young Men's 
Hebrew and Kindred Associations, the Union of Orthodox Congregations, the Agudath Rab- 
bonim and the Jewish Publication Society of America, to supervise and direct all religious wel- 
fare work in the United States Army and Navy. 

April 15. Organization meeting of the Jewish Board for Welfare Work in the United States Army and 

Navy. Preparation of a prayer book suitab'.e for welfare work in the United States Army and 
Navy authorized. 



List of UsKers at tKe Hippodrome Concert, Mew York Cit>), May 6, iqiy 



Miss 


Ida Abel 


Miss 


Rose Feldman 


M 


Miss 


Anna Abramson 


Misa 


Ida Feinman 


M 


Miss 


Rebecca Agatstein 


Miss 


Bertha Marion Fische 


M 


Miso 


Rose Alweiss 


Miss 


Rose Fischel 


Ml 


Miss 


Esther Ast 


Miss 


Esther Frank 


Ml 


Miss 
Miss 


Jennie Augel 


Miss 


Leonora Frank 


M 


Henrietta Austern 


Miss 


Frances Freeman 


M 


Miss 
Miss 


Bertha Badanes 
Etta Barden 


Miss 


Elsie Fried 


Ml 


Miss 


Fannie Barden 


Mrs. 


Frances Friedman 


Ml 


Mr. 


David Barnett 


Miss 


Hattie Friedman 


Ml 


Miss 


Minnie Baum 


Miss 


Regina Friedman 


Mi 


Miss 


Sylvia Baumgarten 


Miss 


Esther Garfinkel 


Mi 


Miss 


Anna Beauer 


Miss 


Rose Garfinkel 


Mi 


Miss 


Rebecca Bennett 


Miss 


Pauline Gilbert 


Mi 


Miss 


Fannie Berg 


Miss 


Etta Goldklang 


Mi 


Miss 


Anna Berlin 


Miss 


Esther Goldklang 


Mi 


Miss 


Eva Bernstein 


Miss 


Rose Goldklang 


Mi 


Miss 


Frances Bernstein 


Miss 


Sadie Goldklang 


Mi 


Miss 


Lillian Birnbaum 


Miss 


Lillian Goldbloom 


Mi 


Miss 


Minnie Birnbaum 


Miss 


G. Goldman 


Mi 


Miss 


Sadie Birnbaum 


Miss 


Claire Goldstein 


Mi 


Mr. 


Herman Blatt 


Miss 


Rebecca Goldstein 


Mr 


Miss 


Honey Bloom 


Miss 


Rose Goldstein 


Mi 


Miss 


Jeannette Brown 


Miss 


Miriam Greenberg 


Mi 


Miss 


Ida Blumenson 


Miss 


J. Grau 


Mi 


Miss 


Kate Brown 


Dr. 


Bessie Greenberger 


Mi 


Miss 


Mary Boretz 


Miss 


Lillian Gross 


Mi 


Miss 


Bessie Cayrett 


Miss 


Pauline Gross 


Mi 


Miss 


Esther Chertoff 


Miss 


Frances Grossman 


Mi 


Miss 


Essie Cohen 


Miss 


Minnie Grossman 


Mi 


Miss 


Flossie Cohen 


Miss 


Stella Grossman 


Mi 


Miss 


Sarah Cohen ' 


Miss 


Rose Herson 


Mi 


Miss 


Caroline Cohn 


Miss 


Hannah Hirschhovn 


Mi 


Miss 


Bertha Cokon 


Miss 


Sarah Hirschhorn 


Mi. 


Miss 


Lillian Colvin 


Miss 


Julia Hodl 


Mis 


Miss 


Esther R. Dienstag 


Miss 


Olga Hodl 


Mr 


Miss 


Janet L. Dienstag 


Miss 


Minnie Joseph 


Mis 


Miss 


Madeline Dukas 


Miss 


Ray Joseph 


Mis 


Miss 


B. Dunkerk 


Miss 


S. Kahn 


Mis 


Miss 


Goldie Engelman 


Miss 


Rebecca Kamaiky 


Mis 


Miss 


Ruth Engelman 


Miss 


Leona Katzen 


Mis 


Miss 


Lillian S. Beinman 


Mr. 


I. Keonigsberg 


Mis 


Miss 


Lillian Engoran 


Miss 


Harriet Klein 


Mis 


Miss 


Fannie Epstein 


Miss 


Bessie Kleiman 


Mis 


Miss 


Sylvia Eostein 


Miss 


Hannah Kommel 


Mis 


Miss 


Hannah Feeder 


Miss 


Dora Kaufman 


Mis 


Miss 


Bella Feingold 


Miss 


Ray Katz 


Mis 


Miss 


F. Feldman 


Miss 


L. Kaufman 


Mis 


Miss 


Sophie Feldman 


Miss 


A. Landau 


Mis 



Mary Langer 
Sara Langer 
Anna Landsman 
ss Dorothy Ledman 
ss Margaret Lefkowit 
Joseph Levine 
Louis Levine 
Celia Levy 
Ethel Lieberman 
Estelle Lieberman 
Florence Levin 
Hilda Levin 
Rose Lieberman 
Annie Lipkowitz 
Esther List 
E. Lithauer 
ss Sophie Lukashok 

Estelle Levinson 
ss Ella Lipsky 
ss Julia Mantinband 
ss Anna Marcus 
Joseph Marks 
Dorothy Marton 
ss Etta Marton 
Grace Markus 
Bella Melamed 
Charlotte Miller 
Edna Miller 
Augusta Mossman 
Beatrice Mossman 
Esther Napidensky 
ss Esther Nykert 
ss Lucille Neuman 
ss Sarah Nieto 
ss Edna Nunes 

A. Leander Nunes 
Pauline Ogoroff 
L. Ornstein 
Ellen Osorio 
ss R. Plager 

Mary Pollack 
E. Popper 
Lucy Price 
Rosselle Rakosi 
Rose Richards 
Elsie B. Rich 
Shirley Rivlin 
ss Sophie Robinson 
Sarah Roggen 



ss J. Rosenberg 
ss Edith Rosenfeld 
ss Minnie Rothenberg 
is3 Rose Rothenberg 
Wilhelmina Roth 
Esther Roth 
Fannie Sapersteib 
ss Frieda Sarasohn 
ss Esther Scheer 
ss Hannah Scheer 
iss Sadie Schneider 

W. Seinfeld 

iss Annie Shapiro 

ss Tillie Scharlin 

Bertha Seligman 
iss Jesse Seligman 
iss Madeline Seligman 
iss I. S. Shapiro 
ss Minnie Siegal 
iss Rose Siegal 
iss Yetta Siegal 

Florence SifT 
iss Esther Silberman 

Goldie Simon 
iss Zena Ostroff 
ss Mollie Singer 
iss Mary Sporer 
iss Pearl Srednick 
Anna Srednick 
Charlotte Srednick 
F. Streich 
iss L. Streich 
iss Goldie Streicher 
Clara Streicher 
Rose Spivak 
iss Esther Skavesh 
Lillian Skavesh 
Mildred Temple 
iss Anna Tepper 
iss Henrietta Turkel 
iss Evelyn Tyor 
iss H. Weiss 
iss S. Weiss 
iss Augusta Wolf 
Martha Wolf 
Deborah S. Wolf 
Leah Wolf 
ss Mary Wanger 
;s. L. B. Williams 
iss Sylvia Zammet 



Leaders in JewisK War Relief Work 






Rabbi M. S. Margolies Louis Marshall Rev. Harris Masliansky 




Samuel Mason 



Rev. Dr. H. Pereira Hon. Henry IVlorgenthau Samuel W. Moskovvritz 

Mendes 




Samuel Philipson Nathan Pinansky Rev. Dr. Bernard Revel 

Chicago, 111. ■ Boston, Mass. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



April 15 
May 6. — 1 

May 8, 9. 

May 20.- 

May 3 O.- 
June 3.— 

June 5. 



— Emergency Conference of 
Savoy, New York City, by M 
Rosenwald. $200,000 pledge 
Rosenblatt concert tour arrang 



■elief workers from all over the United States. Dinner at Hotel 
Jacob H. Schiff, in honor of Hon. Henry Morgenthau and Mr. Julius 
d at the dinner, 
d by Centr 



i\ Cc 



iittee 



sd at New York Hippodrome. Le 



iided. 
alsky. 
Ove 



rg- 



Audience addressed by 

Arrangement Commit- 

$70,000 collected by 



est gathering of Jews ever held in America. Nathan Str 
Rev. H. Z. Masliansky and stirring appeal by Hon. Otto A. Ros 
tee, Mr.- S. R. Travis, Mr. Morris Engelman and Julius J. Dukas 
young ladies, under the direction of Mrs. S. R. Travis. 

— Hon. Oscar S. Straus, Henry Morgenthau, Louis Marshall, Fulton R. Brylawski and Albert 
Lucas, Secretaj-y of the Joint Distribution Committee, interview Secretary of State and arrange- 
ments are completed for sending relief funds to the "Occupied" Territories through the inter- 
mediary of a Committee of Dutch Jews, instead of through the Hilfscomite for Poland and 
Lithauen. 

—Hon. Meyer London resigned as Chairman of People's Committee. Alexander Kahn elected 
Chairman. 

-Tag Day. Held by People's Relief Committee all over the country. 

International Jewish Communal Bank proposed. First conference held to raise $100,000 by a 
hundred contributions of $L000 each as a nucleus of a fund for unifying all collections for 
Jewish War Relief and local philanthropies. First subscriptions offered by S. R. Travis, New 
York City; Nathan Musher, Washington, D. C. ; Herman Bendiner, Philadelphia, Pa., and D. R. 
Travis, Kansas City, Mo. 

-Mr. Herbert H. Lehman resigns as Treasurer of the Joint Distribution Committee to become 
Textile expert of the United States Navy. Mr. Arthur Lehman elected Treasurer and Mr. Paul 
Baerwald, Associate Treasurer. 



Joint Distribution Committee 




TREASURER'S OFFICE 

June 1 8. — Hon. Henry Morgenthau and Prof. Felix Frankfurter appointed by the U. S. Government as a 
Commission to visit Europe on a diplomatic mission. Meeting of the Joint Distribution Commit- 
tee appoints them to act also on its behalf in Palestine in conjunction with Mr. E. W. Lewis- 
Epstein funds being placed at their disposal. 

July 1 7. — Hon. Abram I. Elkus, Ambassador to Turkey reports at a special meeting of the Joint Distribu- 
tion Committee the conditions in Turkey and Palestine. 

August .13. Commissioners consisting of Mr. Max Senior and Dr. Boris Bogen, left for Holland to estab- 
lish Branch Bureau of the Joint Distribution Committee. 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



September 12. — Resolution by Mr. Engelman adopted by the Joint Distribution Committee "That the 
Chairman call into conference at a Special Assembly, various war relief workers throughout the 
country, for the purpose of devising ways and means to reach the $10,000,000 goal set for 
1917, to be held in New York City, October 28. 

November 14, 1916. Secretary of the Navy Daniels orders the U. S. Cruiser Des Moines to go from Barce- 
lona, Spain, to Jaffa and Beyrouth to take on board the wives and children of Jewish American 
citizens and convey them back to a port to embark for America. 



PKotograph of fKe Refugees taken in Berne, Switzerland 




10. — 82 refugees from Jerusalem consisting of 12 men, 28 women and 42 children that were to 
have been transferred by the U. S. Cruiser Des Moines arrived in America after five months' 
journey through the different countries of Europe from Constantinople, eventually reaching 
Berne, Switzerland, receiving every possible assistance from the various governments. They 
were met on arrival at an Atlantic port, by Albert Lucas, representing the Joint Distribution 
Committee, Morris Engelman, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum and Isaac Sharlin representing the Cen- 
tral Committee, Boris Fingerhood representing the American Jewish Relief Committee, and Mrs. 
Albert Lucas and Miss Goldie Engelman representing the Women's Proclamation Society. 



Leaders in Jev^isn War Relief Work 




Jacob H. Schiff 



Mortimer L. Schiff Col. Moses Schoenberg 

St. Louis, Mo. 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



October 28 Special Assembly of representatives of war relief Committees throughout the country at 

the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Central Park West, New York, and entertained by Mr. 
Felix M. Warburg at dinner at the Hotel Astor. 




INTERIOR OF THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE. 
Seventieth Street and Central Park West. 



The Trustees of this, the oldest Jewish congregation in America, in giving its consent 
to the use of the synagogue, broke all the traditions of its 250 years of existence in recogni- 
tion of the supreme importance of the problems the assembly had been called to discuss. 



Resolutions of 4ie Special Assembly) in New York Cit^) of Delegates of 4\e JevJish 
War Committees througKout tke United States, October 28th, 1917 

Resolved, That the Special Assembly of Jewish War Relief Workers, gathered in 
New York from all parts of America, expresses to the President its appreciation of the co- 
operation of the Government of the United States, w^hich has made possible the extending 
of relief in the various war zones. 

And that this Assembly takes this opportunity to pledge to the President of the United 
States the undivided support of the Jewish citizens here represented. 

Further, we pledge ourselves to continue to make every personal sacrifice in defense 
of the ideals of our country. 

. Resolved, That a Committee of ten be appointed by this assembly of representatives 
of the Jewish Relief Organizations of the United States for the purpose of acquainting the 
President of the United States with the crying need of food and raiment for the civilian 
population of Poland and Lithuania, and of other countries in like situation, and for the pur- 
pose of arranging if this be in any way possible, the extension, under sufficient guarantees, 
of work along the lines of the Belgian Relief Commission to the sore-stricken people of 
such countries. 

Hon. Henry Morgenthau Hon. Julian W. Mack Hon. Otto A. Rosalsky 

Hon. Abram 1. Elkus Mr. Jacob H. Schiff Dr. Cyrus Adler 

Hon. Oscar S. Straus Mr. Louis Marshall Mr. Felix M. Warburg 

Hon. Julius Rosenwald Mr. Alexander Kahn 

Whereas the Joint Distribution Committee of the American fund for Jew^ish War Suf- 
ferers, very fairly represents all the various elements of American Jewry. 

And whereas since the outbreak of the war, it has made appropriations amounting to 
the enormous total of about $9,000,000.00, in a manner that has evoked the warmest praise 
of the contributors, the Jewish people of America. 

This special assembly of representatives gathered from all parts of the United States 
desire formally to put upon record their warm appreciation of the Joint Distribution Com- 
mittee and also to record their entire confidence in the Joint Distribution Committee and 
the opinion that the appropriations that have been made of this immense sum in all the war 
zones and in Palestine, have been made by the Joint Distribution Committee with the best 
foresight and judgment and consideration of the whole sad situation under which our 
brethren are laboring, as is humanly possible. 

Be it therefore resolved that the delegates assembled at this Special Assembly, held in 
New York City on October 28, 1917, representing the contributors to the American Funds' 
for Jewish War Sufferers, gathered together from all parts of the United States and repre- 
senting; all sections of Jewry, most gratefully and cordially endorse the past work of the 
Joint Distribution Committee. We specially desire to express our appreciation of the self- 
sacrificing labors of the Chairman, Mr. Felix M. Warburg, the other officers of the Commit- 
tee, and all the members of the Joint Distribution Committee who have carried on, in the 
name of American Jewry this gigantic task with so much zeal and self-sacrifice for the 
alleviation of human suffering and sorrow both in America and throughout the world. 

Be it further resolved: This Special Assembly hereby directs the Joint Dis- 
tribution Committee to take such measures as it may deem proper to control and to safe- 
guard the further collection and distribution of funds for Jewish War Relief. 

Be it resolved that a special committee of five be appointed by the Chair, to consult 
with the different collecting agencies throughout the United States with a view to formulat- 
ing a plan for further unifying the work of the existing relief committees, and of systema- 
tizing and increasing the collections. 

The Chairman appointed: 

Dr. Cvrus Adler, Chairman, Philadelphia. Pa. 
Mr. Morris Engelman, Vice and Acting Chairman. 
Messrs. Harry Fischel, Israel Unterberg, 

Arthur Lehman, Felix M. Warburg, Ex-Officio. 

Morris Rothenberg, Albert Lucas, Secretary. 

Samuel R. Travis. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



37 



Delegates to National Special Assembl}? 



Mr. Meyer Aaron 

Rev. Moses J. H. Abels 

Rev. Alter Abelson 

Mr. A. Aberd 

Mr. and Mrs. Max Ableman 

Mr. Wm. Ackerman 

Mr. A. Adelson 

Mr. A. Adeson 

Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Adler 

Mr. Max Adler 

Mr. Simon Adler 

Mr. Isaac Allen 

Mr. 1. Alpern 

Mr. A. Alpert 

Mr. I. N. Alpert 

Mr. M. Alpert 

Mr. Ben Altheimer 

Mr. Altshuler 

Mr. S. J. Anathan 

Rev. A. S. Anspacker 

Dr. B. Antanovifsky 

Mrs. A. Anzell 

Dr. Louis Arkin 

Miss Jeannette Armstrong 

Mr. M. Aronin 

Mr. H. Aronofsky 

Dr. Anna Aronovich 

Mr. Max Arnstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Sholem Asch 

Mrs. Jacob G. Belais Ascher 

Mr. Jacob Asher 

B 
Mr. Ph. Babad 
Rabbi Bachrach 
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baerwald 
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baerwald 
Mr. L. Baker 
Mrs. J. Bakovis 
Mrs. Julia Bakrow 
Mr. M. Balak 
Mr. Ball 
Mr. N. Ball 
Mr. Frederick Baron 
Mr. Jos. Barondess 
Mr. Morris Bart 
Mr. Max Basin 
Mr. S. Baskin 
Dr. Paul J. Bauerberg 
Mr. Jacob Baum 
Mr. I. Bayer 
Mr. Gustave S. Bear 
Mr. David Beck 
Mrs. Julius Beer 
Mr. Oscar M. Behr 
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Behrman 
Mr. Geo. Beise 
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bendiner 
Mr. E. V. Benjamin 
Mr. Isaac Berger 
Mr. J. Berger 
Mr. Lotiis Bergman 
Mr. S. Bergman 

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. H. Berkowitz 
Mr. Frank Berliner 
Mr. Frank Berman 
Mr. J. Berman 
Mr. Morris Berman 
Hon. S. Bernert 
Mr. Henry J. Bernheim 
Mr. and Mrs. B. Bernstein 
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bernstein 



Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bernstein 

Mr. Stanley Bero 

Mr. George Berse 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Biberman 

Rev. Jesse Bienenfeld 

Mr. Jacob Bilhkopf 

Mr. I. Birken 

Mr. Aaron Birnbaum 

Mr. Bladeck 

Mr. Leo Blass 

Mr. David Blaustein 

Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bloch 

Mr. A. Bloom 

Rev. Jacob Bloom 

Rev. Abraham Blum 

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum 

Mr. J. L. Blum 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Blum 

Mr. Benjamin Blumberg 

Mr. Josef Bobrousky 

Mr. Philip Bois 

Mr. M. Boorstein 

Mr. S. Boorstein 

Mr. N. H. Borenstein 

Mr. Edward Born 

Rabbi B. Boruchoff 

Mr. M. Borkin 

Mr. Louis Borgenicht 

Mr. L. M. Botulski 

Mr. A. Boyman 

Mr. Harry Braff 

Mr. Isaac Brandon 

Mr. S. M. Braunstein 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Bressler 

Mr. I. L. Brill 

Rabbi H. Brodsky 

Mr. Gershon Bronstein 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brown 

Mr. Meyer L. Brown 

Mr. Guedalia Bubelik 

Mr. M. A. Buchler 

Rabbi S. Buchler 

Mr. I. E. Burger 

Mr. S. Burger 

Mr. Jules S. Butensky 



Rabbi E. Calisch 

Mr. David Cantor 

Mr. Harry Caplin 

Mr. Nathan Carton 

Mr. J. Cashaen 

Rev. Paul Chertoff 

Mr. M. Cigress 

Mr. B. F. Clark 

Mr. M. S. Clein 

Mrs. Ida Clemons and sister 

Mr. B. M. Codd 

Mr. Samuel L. Coen 

Mr. Albert Cohen 

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cohen 

Mr. Henrv Cohen 

Mr. I. Cohen 

Mr. David Cohen 

Mr. Julius Cohen , 

Mr. Maurice Cohen 

Mr. Max Cohen 

Mr. Meyer Cohen 

Mr. Morris Cohen 

Mr. Sol Cohen 

Mr. Albert D. Cohn 

Mr. Jos. S. Cohn 

Mr. Nathan Cohn 



Mr. L. Colchamiro 

Dr. J. H. Comroe 

Mr. Sol. Cooper and guest 

Mr. and Mrs. Moe Crystal 

Col. Harry Cutler 

Mr. Max Cutler 

D 

Mr. Mordecai Danzis 

Hon. A. J. David 

Mr. M. Davidoff 

Mr. D. Davidoff 

Mr. Joseph Elias Davidson 

Mr. M. M. Davidson 

Mr. Sam Davidson 

Mr. H. Demboosky 

Mr. Harry L. Denberg 

Baron T. de Guinzberg 

Mr. Max De Young 

Dr. Chas. L. Dichter 

Mr. Jos. Dinkelspiel 

Mr. Henry A. Dix 

Rev. Jacob Dolgenas 

Mr. Alexander Dolowitz 

Mr. L. Dorenblum 

Mr. Joel Dorfan 

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. B. Drachman 

Rev. Max Drob 

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dukas 

Mr. Edward Dworkin 



Mr. Henry J. Eckstein 

Mr. Bernard Edelhertz 

Mr. A. Edelson 

Mr. Louis Edelstein 

Mr. S. A. Efroymson 

Mr. Morris Eichman 

Mr. J. R. Einstein 

Mr. Henry Eisen 

Mr. Boris Eisenbach 

Mr. B. Eisenburl 

Mr. David B. Eisendrath 

Mr. Max Eisenglass 

Mr. Henry Eisner 

Mr. A. J. Elias 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elkeles 

Mr. Elkin 

Hon. Abram I. Elkus 

Mr. H. Ellis 

Dr. and Mrs. B. Elzas 

Mr. Walter Emmerich 

Mr. H. Engel 

Mr. Leopold Engel 

Mr. and Mrs. M. Engelman 

Mr. Joel Entin 

Mr. Solomon Engelman 

Mr. E. W. Lewin-Epstein 

Mr. C. J. Epstein 

Mr. S. J. Epstein 

Rabbi Jacob Eskolsky 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eskovitz 

Mr. S. .Ettinger 

F 

Mr. Jacob Fabian 

Dr. Emanuel Falk 

Mr. Leon Falk 

Mr. Maurice Falk 

Mr. David Feinberg 

Mr. Israel Feinberg 

Mr. Morris Feinberg 

Mr. H. Feinstein 

Mr. Julius Feit 



Leaders in Je\^isK War Relief Work 




Hon. Jacob S. Strahl Nathan Straus Hon. Oscar S. Straus Cyrus L. Sulzberger 






Hon. Mayer Sulzberger Elias Surut Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum 

Philadelphia, Pa. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



39 



Delegates to National Special Assemblj) (continued) 



Mr. E. Feldman 

Mr. Simon Feldman 

Mr. Leon Fellman 

Mr. Louis Felsher 

Mr. Max Fern 

Mr. Morris M. Feurlicht 

Mr. Theo. Fiest 

Mr. Joseph Fineberg 

Mr. Boris Fingerhood 

Mr. Chas. H. Fingerhood 

Mr. A. Finsbein 

Mr. Adolph Finsterwald 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fischel 

Rabbi Henry M. Fischer 

Mr. Wm. Fischman 

Mrs. J. Fish 

Dr. and Mrs. M. Fishberg 

Mr. Joseph Fittingoff 

Mr. Fred A. Flegman 

Rev. Solomon Foster 

Rev. George Fox 

Mr. Robert Franco 

Mr. H. Frank 

Rev. J. Frank 

Hon. Julius Frank 

Mr. M. Frank 

Mr. J. L. Frankel 

Dr. and Mrs. Lee K. Frankel 

Mr. Herman Freedlander 

Mr. Freedman 

Mr. J. Walter Freiberg 

Mr. N. S. Freidus 

Mr. Julius Frend 

Mr. A. H. Fried 

Mr. M. Sergey Friede 

Mr. Albert M. Friedenberg 

Mr. Chas. A. Friedenberg 

Dr. Harry Friedenwald 

Mr. Wm. Friedfeld 

Rabbi M. Friedlander 

Mr. Louis Friedman 

Mr. B. Friedman 

Mr. Henry Friedman 

Mr. Adolf Friedman 

Mr. I. Friedman 

Mr. Jacob Friedman 

Mr. Emil Friedman 

Mr. K. Friedman 

Mr. Nathan Friedman 

Mr. Max Friedman 

Mr. Oscar Friedman 

Rabbi Jacob A. Frommer 

Mr. Samuel H. Frumkin 

Mr. Sigmund Fodor 

Mr. M. I. Fuld 



Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Rev. 



J. Gabriel 
David J. Gaiter 
Max Gamsee 
Edward Gans 
S. Gardner 
M. Garfinkle 
A. Garfunkel 
Jos. Gedalecia 
H. Gekler 
J. W. Gelfman 
P. Gelibter 
Max Gendler 
M. A. Gilbert 
P. S. Gilbert 
Meyer Gillis 
P. Gingold 
D. Ginsberg 



Mr. H. Ginsburg 
Mr. Jacob Ginsburg 
Mr. Solomon Ginsburg 
Mr. Wm. Ginsberg 
Mr. Paul Gitlin 
Mr. Max Glass 
Mr. E. I. Glassman 
Hon. Otis A. and Mrs. Glaze- 
brook 
Rabbi Samuel H. Click 
Mr. B. Gold 
Mr. H. Gold 
Mr. Morris Gold 
Mr. P. G. Gold 
Mr. Josef Golding 
Mr. Samuel Golding 
Rabbi David Goldberg 
Mr. Joseph Goldberg 
Mr. L. A. Goldberg 
Mr. William Goldberg 
Rabbi Raphael Goldenstein 
Dr. A. J. Goldfarb 
Mr. Hyman Goldman 
Mr. Wm. P. Goldman 
Mr. 1. Goldman 
Mr. Rudolph Goldsmith 
Mr. Sam R. Goldsmith 
Mr. A. J. Goldstein 
Rev. Herbert S. Goldstein 
Mr. L. Goldstein 
Rabbi S. Goldstein 
Mr. Samuel Goldstein 
Rev. Rafael Goldstein 
Mr. M. H. Goldy 
Mr. L. Gonickman 
Miss Rose Goodblatt 
Mr. Sam Goodman 
Mr. Harry Goodwin 
Mr. A. Gordon 
Mr. Barnett Gordon 
Mr. David Gordon 
Mr. Harry Gordon 
Mr. J. Gordon 
Mr. H. Geismar 
Mr. Z. Gordon 
Mr. B. Gorovitz 
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Gottlieb 
Mr. Peter Gouled 
Mr. David L. Gourse 
Mr. Louis Green 
Mr. M. Greenberg 
Mr. Morris Greenberg 
Mr. Samuel Greenberg 
Mr. M. Greenblath 
Mr. B. Greesinger 
Mr. B. Greiflnger 
Mr. Chas. Grinstein 
Mr. Benj. Gross 
Mr. Emanuel Gross 
Rev. and Mrs. R. Grossman 
Mr. Max Grumbacher 
Mr. A. Guggenheim 
Mr. and Mrs. D. Guggenheim 
Mrs. H. A. Guinzburg 
Mr. R. Guskin 
Rabbi Benjamin B. Guth 
Mr. L. Gutman 
Rabbi H. Gutterman 

H 
Mr. Louis J. Haas 
Mr. Morris Haber 
Mr. Jos. H. Hagedorn 
Mr. Abraham Hairmes 



Mr. Jos. H. Hakin 
Mr. H. Halper 
Mrs. Julius Halpern 
Mr. I. Hamlin 
Mr. L. C. Hammond 
Mr. M. H. Hanson 
Mr. Jack Harr 
Mr. Abraham Harris 
Mr. Daniel Harris 
Mr. David Harris 
Mrs. Janet Harris 
Rev. Maurice Harris 
Mr. Harry Harriton 
Mr. Daniel P. Hays 
Mr. Eugene Hays 
Mr. Aaron Hecht 
Mr. Israel Heine 
Mr. E. L. Heinsheimer 
Mr. B. Heinman 
Mr. Samuel Heflich 
Mr. Eli Heller 
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Heller 
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hellman 
Mr. Louis Hellman 
Mrs. Edgar Hendricks 
Mr. H. S. Hendricks 
Mr. Edward Herbert 
Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Herrman 
Rev. S. N. Herrman 
Mr. I. C. Herman 
Mr. PhiHp Hersh 
Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Hershfield 
Mr. Max Herzig 
Mr. Max Hertz 
Mr. Max Hess 
Mr. Benj. Heyman 
Mr. L. Heyman 
Mr. Samuel I. Heyman 
Mr. A. N. Hillman 
Mr. Frank Hillman 
Mr. A. Hirsch 
Rabbi E. Hirsch 
Mr. Simon Hirsdansky 
Rabbi Hirshensohn 
Mr. Max Hochschild 
Mr. Adolph Hollander 
Miss Holsberg 
Mr. A. M. Holstein 
Mr. M. S. Holzheimer 
Mr. Wm. Holzman 
Mr. and Mrs. Holzman 
Mr. David Holzner 
Mr. Louis Horkheimer 
Mr. Bernard Horwich 
Mr. Josef Horwitz 
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Horwitz 
Mrs. Nathan Hussey 
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Moses 
Hyamson 

I 
Mr. Silas Ichenbauser 
Rabbi I. Idelson 
Mr. Herman Isenberg 
Mr. Leon Israel 
Mr. Melvin B. Israel 
Rabbi P. I. Israelite 
Mr. J. Israelson 
Mr. Henry Ittleson 

J 
Dr. Abraham Jablons 
Rev. Philip Jaches 
Mr. Meyer Jacob 
Mr. Joe Jacobs 



40 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IX AMERICA 



Delegstes tc Maticnal Special Assembl> (ccntinuea^ 



Rabbi J. M. Jacobson 
Rabbi Joseph Jafia 
Mr. Louis Jaffe 
Dr. Joseph Jaffe 
Mr. Morris Jaffe 
Rabbi Solomoa E. Jaffe 
Rev. loseiDb Tavsin 
.Mr. NI. H. J^ldin 
Mr. E. H. Jesbarin 



.Abrabam Jelin 

and Mrs. Jos. Jospe 



.Mr. J. B. Kadis 
Mr. ana, Mrs. Ales {CaKn 
Miss Eva Kaiiano^vitz 
Mr. L Kahanowitz 
Mr. Wrru Kaiianow-itz 
Mr. Max Kairaan 
Dr. NatKan Kalvin 
Mr. Isador Kali 
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kamaiky 
Mr. A. Kanter 
Mr. S_. Kamlet_ 
Mr. Neuman Kanter 
Mr. BenJ. KapitanoS 
\Ir. Samuel Kaplan 
Mr. Simon Kaplan 
Mr. I. Kaplinsky 
Mr. J- Kaplovritz 
Mr. Eph. -A Karelsen 
Mr. AdoIpK Kastor 
Mr. David Kass 
Sir. EL Kaufman 
Mr. Ed"wrin Kaufman 
Mr. Harry Kaufman 
Mr. N. Kaufman 
Mr. Otto Kaufman 
Mr. Morris Kessel 
\lr- EL Kestenbaum 
Mr. Louis Kir stein 
-Mr. H. Kitav 
Mr. SoL Klapper 
\Ir. Edward Klaus 
-Mr. Klay 
Dr. J. J. Klein 
Mr. Jacob Klein 
Rabbi .Mas D. Klein 
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Pbilip Klein 
Mr. Otto Klein 
Judge .Abram Kleinert 
Mr. .Abe Klein 
Mr. .Arttur Kline 
Mr. Cbarles Kline 
Mr. Henrv S. Kline 
Dr. J. Kling 

Wiss Hermine Straus Kobns 
Mrs. Lazarus Straus Kobns 
Mr. Emil Kobnstanun 
Mr. Tbeodore Kolber 
Mr. L KoU 
Rabbi J. Konvitz 
Rabbi L. J. Kopald 
Dr. N. H. Kopler 
Mr. H. P. Koppleman 
Mr. M- Korman 
Mr. Jacob Krakow- 
Mr. -A. N. Kramer 
Mrs. H. Kramer 
Mr. Samuel Kramer 
Mr. -Adolpb Kraus 
Mr. Morris Kraus 
Mr. Jacob Kraviff 
N!r. H. H. Kronick 



Mr. .Albert Kruger 

Mr. H. Kumott 

.Mr. H. Kuschewsky 
Mrs. Natban Kussv 

Mr. I. K^vilecki 

Mr. Louis Kraslofsfcy 

Nlr. Isidore Kratisky 

L 

Mr. I. Lacbinsky 

Mr. Ben Lachman 

Mr. Nathan Lamport 

Mr. Pbilip Lamport 

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Lamport 

Rabbi I. Landman 

Mr. H. Lang 

Mr. and Mrs. .Albert Lasker 

Mr. Henry Lasker 

-Mr. H. Laradus 

Mr. David .A. Laurie 

Mr. Max Laurie 

Mr. S. .\L Lauter 

Mr. Loais Laufer 

Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron 

Judge Hyman Lazarus 

Mr. N. R. Leavitt 

Mr. .A. Lefaon 

Mr. Sidney Leff 

Mr. and Mrs. .Artbur Lehman 

Capt. and .Mrs. Herbert H. 

Lehman 
Justice Irving . Lehman 
Mr. NL Lehman 
Miss R. Lehman 
Mr. -A. Lehow 
Mr. L. Lekaisky 
Mr. .Albert L Leon 
Mr. .Albert Leon 
Mr. J. Lemer 
Rabbi J. Levenberg 
Mr. I. R. Levenson 
Mr. Julius Levenson 
Mr. Sandor .A. Levinsohn 
Rabbi Levinson 
Mr. George Levey 
Mr. Cbas. S. Levi 
\Ir. Jerome J. Levine 
Mr. .Aaron Levine 
Rev. John -\1. Levin 
Rabbi B. L. Levintbal 
Rabbi Israel H. Levinthal 
Mrs. D. Levinson 
Dr. NL Levitt 
Mr. Isaac Levison 
Hon. .Aaron J. Levy 
-Mr. Benj. F. Levy 
Dr. Cbas. S. Levy 
Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy 
Mr. and Mrs. L. Nap. Levy 
Mr. Mas Levy 
Mr. \I orris Levy 
\Ir. NIorris Levy 
Mr. WiLliam Levy 
Mr. Sandor -A. Lewinsohn 
Mrs. Lewrnson 
Mr. Sam -A. Lewisohn 
Mr. M. C. Lewitt 
Mr. .A. Liacbowritz 
Mr. Meyer Libien 
Mr. Julius Licbenstein 
Rabbi Benj. Licbter 
\lr. Nathan Lieberman 
Mr. NL Liebman 
Mr. Isidore Liederman 



.Mr. Natban Lifshu 

.Mr. Norbert D. Light 

\Irs. Richard Limburg 

Mr. Jacob Linnitz 

Mr. Joseph Lindauer 

Mr. Max Lippin 

Mr. Jos. M. Lipman 

Rabbi Lippman 

Rabbi Lissman 

Mr. .Abraham Littauer 

Mrs. Morris Loeb 

Mr. M. Loonin 

Rabbi J. S. Lorb 

Mr. Benjamin Lorber 

Sigmond Lorenz 

Rabbi Meyer Lovitz 

Mr. and Sirs. B. Lowrenstein 

Miss H. B. Lowenstein 

Mr. Solomon Lowenstein 

Mr. David .A. Lowrie 

Mr. .A. Lubarsky 

Mr. S. Lubasb 

Mr. Harris Luftig 

Mr. Sol. Lubuscb 

Mr. and .Mrs. .Albert Lucas 

Mr. and Mrs. Max Lulow 

\lr. David Luria 

Mr. Max Luria 

Mr. Sam Lurie 

.Miss Rose G. Lyman 

Mr. Lynn 

Rabbi Alexander Lyons 

M 

Hon. and Mrs. J. W. .Mack 

Mr. Louis Madovrsky 

Mr. David J. .Mailbrunn 

Mr. Cbas. Malitz 

Mr. M. S. Malot 

Mr. .Arthur Malkenson 

Mr. S. Manachim 

Mr. Max Mandel 

Rabbi Leo Manheimer 

Mr. Hirsch -Manischew-itz 

Mr. Abraham Marcus 

.Mr. Herman -\Iarcuse 

Rabbi Isaac Marcuson 

Rabbi Elias Margolies 

Rabbi M. S. Margolies 

.Mr. Benjamin Margolinus 

Mr. Morris Marguhea 

Mr. Isaac Mark 

Mr. -A. Markheim 

Mr. Louis Marshall 

Mr. Otto .Marx 

Rev. and -Mrs. H. Masliansky 

Mr. Samuel Mason 

Mr. L. .Matlin 

Rabbi C. David Mart 

Mr. Israel Matz 

Mr. Moritz Mayer 

Rabbi J. Mayerberg 

Mr. Sig. Mazure 

Mr. Jacob \Iecbanick 

Mr. Benj. Meisler 

Mr. S. Mehiick 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Mendelson 

Rabbi F. De Sola -Mendes 

Rev. Dr. H. Pereira Mendes 

Dr. Louis D. Mendoza 

N!r. Robert .Merles 

Rabbi .Max J. Merrit 

Mr. Cbas. Messinger 

Mr. Max Mevers 



ISH tVAR R±.LIj^i- il'OKK IX AIIERJCA 



41 



^^- A!?red ^fk^sek 






Mr. i'i. MLiM-B 

Mr. CbadeslfiAes 

Mr. Saa S&Uib 

Mr. LeoH Sl M o iinut . g^ 

Wr. L MoB 

Mr. M. a Molot 

Mr. M. Molott 
nm. aao jsss. i~ie:s73r 

Mr. Samad W. Modconiz 

RalJH kaac S. Moses 

Mr. sod \hr^ N=i^ '.'-5- 






Mr. D. FasEoe 
Mr. Dand Peck 
Mr. Flarry P^il^^as 
Mr. Ben). Pesifateia 
Mr. L P^dsaok 



Mi^ Heaxy Pitea 

Mr. Max Z. PWer 

Mi^ sad Ifcz. L^r - r 

Mr. Ra^» PI- .: - 

Mr. SasBB^ Fo*-!^ 

Mr. E. PoBack^ 

MxB. Iw aiv nU £:. r z ^.^ ii 

Rev. Dr. D. ds 5 - .= - 1 

Mr. Losis Pop^i^ 

Mn n. ^ Poster 

Miu P. Pa«3d* 

Mr. L Piaaer 

Mn A. a Pieaamiz. 

Mr. a Pren 

Jvx:- EJovaxo x^sKCoa^Bcz' 

Mr. Cbaxles Pms 

wir.. I i<4ipoad KnaBsa 

R 

Mil a RabaUy 

Mr. ~ 

Mr. H. 

RabiM 

Mr. David Radm^T 

Mi^ LaaaiLttsM^ 

Mr. .AIx^BSB Ra^BB 
Rer. Dei lbs: Rai^ 

Mr. .A. Rakod^ 

Mr. L D. Rab& 

Mr. 7.^£re^ Rs^:- 

Mr. v.. ?.£ro=z--- 

Mr- -^re -V^A 
Dr - . \ r_^ 
Mr - r - I 7 

Mr ii - t-r 

Mr. .-.;-^i^ -iz^tT 

M^ ze" = - -^ - 

Mr- !:--= - =-- c 
Mrs - = =1 z 

Mr. ~^'~^ f ?_- 

Mr. a Ric^DB 

Mr. j\. R i ji »^»i a£ 

Mr. Lens J. Risii : -_ 

yk. aad Mas. L. . - r : 

Mr. Sfeits Rnf-— --- 

3Ar. S^OB M. Roec^ar 

Mr. J. Rabea<:& 

Mr. l^^s Roisea 

Mr. L Ro^aa 

Mr. M. Ro^beo 

Mr. .^Goib Ross3o^e 

XIr- \brta A- Rose 

Mr. Agynafccar^ ResSS 

Dr. XL a Rosea 
RaSsbt Waa. Roseseo 

Mr. P*^ Rg>i j i m £«^Tg8i 

Mr. aad Mis. Ileaai t y 

X!r- 3klosxis RosEsliBB 

Mr. tferrf- Rosealiecs 
\!r. 



Mr. L 

Jul. Ciaxl ■"— '' Mffcf' F^'-"*- 

JttK. A. RoBegBitftiiBi 

Dii FiaA F. RooedyblS 

Me. Ibsk: Reoe^ifeet 

Rev. aad Mis. Joarf R <i ) ii i rfil m. 

Mr. J. RoB^^U 

Mr. Hemrr M. Roxa^fe 

Mil %L RunLjfiM 

its. J. RnmreA^ 

\k. t im ffi»ii II rt i1 

Mr. a d 

Mc aad 1 

Mr. Jfax Roe^KEld 

Mr. H. 

Mr. ML 

Mil Lo. 

Mil Ad,&:iz ?.-~ 

Me. E. .JC ? ri 

Mr- i=E= =;- 

Mr 1 f -:-- 

Mr ~- '--.- 

Mr- _ ?ii-e---rr 

Mr. aac?'--: -: — -e -i--rr-z^-r 

Xfe. Ed.^^ ri =: l: 1 

Mt Mi>rr:i£ ?^-^z^z 

Mr. aad Mia. 5^--_ ' - i- i 

jilx. ^^«n jfas. .^£jrz _ T - r~_ T T-i ^ " r 

Mr. .A£>e R<m£3 

Md. Lam^ R^» 

Mr. ^i^^ Rae^ss 

Ms. Ckas. Rafeess 

jtb:. i^gg*^ Rrf iL'" jHH£i''Jinn 

Mrl ^bA H. Rdba 
Mr. M. J. R>2n 

s 

Mr. ^— " MiJL hieijuy ^ n mti 

VIsu Wakr E. Sac&s 

Mr. W. SadDck 

Mr. aaa ""^^ Ke^sea Saaonsscr 

jfe. a ^^'=*';^"-»" 

Mr. ^1 "'■" * A. ShM=''- 

Mr. XEc&ael Seb 

Meu T. Sb&BiS 

Mr. aad Mis. Efe-- 5^r*:=r 




42 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



Delegates to National Special Assemblj) (continued) 



Mr. Samuel B. Schmidt 

Mr. Jacob Schnadig 

Mr. E. Schoen 

Mr. P. J. Schotland 

Mr. D. Schplar 

Rabbi C. Schulman 

Rev. S. Schulman 

Mr. Ben J. Schuster 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Schwartz 

Mr. L. Schwartz 

Mrs. Mayer M. Schwartz 

Mr. William Schwartz 

Mr. H. W. Schwarzschild 

Dr. D. Schwatt 

Mr. Sig. S. Schwerina 

Mr. Walter B. Scoble 

Mr. A. Segal 

Mr. Selenfreund 

Mrs. Albert Seligman 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Semel 

Mr. Max Semel 

Mr. Harry Shaffer 

Mr. S. Shamroth 

Mr. A. Shapiro 

Rabbi B. Shapiro 

Mr. Chas. H. Shapiro 

Mrs. H. Shapiro 

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Shapiro 

Mr. Lewis Shapiro 

Mr. S. Shapiro 

Mr. W. Shapiro 

Mr. I. Sharlin 

Mr. Jacob Shatz 

Mr. N. Sheffer 

Mr. M. Sheinbaum 

Mr. Bernard B. Shelvin 

Dr. Sher 

Mrs. Frances M. Sherman 

Rabbi A. Shers 

Mr. M. Z. Shershevsky 

Mr. Louis Shiff 

Mr. M. Shiloff 

Col. M. Shoenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. S. Shore 

Mr. S. Showroth 

Mr. A. M. Shrage 

Mr. Jacob J. Shufro 

Dr. Rose Shuloff 

Mr. L Siegel 

Rev. L Siegel 

Hon. Isaac Siegel 

Dr. P. A. Siegelstein 

Rabbi J. Silberfeld 

Mr. Saul Silberblatt 

Mr. Max Silberman 

Mr. Philip S. Silbert 

Rabbi L. Silver 

Rabbi Saul Silver 

Dr. S. Silverberg 

Rabbi Jos. Silverman 

Mr. M. H. Silverman 

Mr. P. Silverman 

Dr. S. Silverman 

Mr. L Silversky 

Mr. Lewis Silverstein 

Rabbi G. Silverstone 

Rabbi A. Simon 

Mrs. Abram Simon 

Mr. J. B. Simon 

Mr. A. J. Simstein 

Mr. Jacob Singer 

Mr. J. Sitrack 

Mrs. Skolkin 



Mr. Jos. Slade 

Mr. Harry Slanger 

Mr. Samuel Slipkin 

Mr. Jos. Slobodkin 

Mr. W. C. Slotsky 

Mr. Harry Slutzker 

Mr. Slutzky 

Mr. David Snellenberg 

Mr. Jos. Snellenberg 

Rabbi Elias M. Solomon 

Mrs. Jacob Solomon 

Mr. M. Solomon 

Mr. Morris Solomon 

Mr. Wm. J. Solomon 

Mr. Siegmund Sonneborn 

Mr. J. Sosbinsky 

Mr. Nathaniel Spear 

Mr. I. Spector 

Mr. Jos. Spector 

Mr. James Sperber 

Rabbi Adolph Spiegel 

Mr. J. Spiegelberger 

Mr. Samuel Spitz 

Mr. Adolph Stahl 

Mr. John J. Stanler 

Dr. Emil Stein. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Stein 

Mr. P. Steinberg 

Mr. Meir Steinbrink 

Mr. B. Steiner 

Mr. Leo K. Steiner 

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stern 

Mr. Emanuel C. Stern 

Mr. Maurice Stern 

Mr. Max Stern 

Rev. Dr. Nathan Stern 

Rabbi Richard Stern 

Mr. Moses Stoll 

Mr. M. Stone 

Judge Jacob S. Strahl 

Mr. H. Straus 

Mr. Simon Straus 

Hon. and Mrs. Nathan Straus 

Miss Katherine Strauss 

Judge Strauss 

Mr. and Mrs. Manny Strauss 

Hon. Oscar S. Straus 

Mr. U. H. Strauss 

Mr. Max Striar 

Mr. Louis S. Stroock 

Mr. Solomon Sufrin 

Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sulzberger 

Mr. J. Sumach 

Mr. A. J. Sunstein 

Mrs. M. Swerdoff 

Mr. I. Swirsky 

T 
Mr. David Taclow 
Mr. A. Tannenbaum 
Mr. and Mrs. 1. Tannenbaum 
Mr. Jacob Tarshish 
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum 
Mr. H. Teitelbaum 
Mr. M. Teitz 
Rabbi B. A. Tintner 
Mr. J. Tartarsky 
Mr. Louis Topkis 
Mr. William Topkis 
Mr. H. Tove 
Mr. William Trauerig 
Mr. Louis Tunick 
Mr. Lean Tuchmann 
Mr. Max Turkeltaub 



U 



Mr. 1. M. Ullman 

Mr. Solomon M. Ungar 

Mr. and Mrs. I. Unterberg 

Mr. Paul Urkin 

Mr. 1. Ury 

V 
Mr. B. Vladeck 
Mr. Ludwig Vogelstein 
Mr. 1. Voloveck 

W 
Mr. Bernard Wagner 
Mr. S. L. Wagner 
Mr. M. D. Waldman 
Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg 
Mr. Edward Warkin 
Mr. Jos. Warman 
Mr. Eugene Warner 
Mr. David Wasserman 
Mr. Samuel Wasserman 
Mr. Nathan Watkin 
Mr. Philip Wattenberg 
Mr. B. L. Weber 
Miss Dorothy Weber 
Mr. A. L. Weil 
Mr. Leslie Weil 
Mr. M. H. Weinberg 
Mr. Morris Weinberg 
Mr. Pincus Weinberg 
Mr. W. Weinberg 
Mr. Chas. Weinstein 
Mr. M. Weinstein 
Mr. N. Weinstein 
Mr. Aaron Weintraub 
Mr. Adolph Weiss 
Mr. Nathan Weiss 
Mr. Weissman 
Mr. Hyman Wexler 
Mr. Peter Wiernick 
Mr. E. J. Wile 
Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Wile 
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wilner 
Mr. Harry Winberg 
Mr. J. Wineman and Daughter 
Mr. Isaac Winestine 
Rev. \. Winick 
Mr. Joseph H. Wise 
Mr. Otto Irving Wise 
Rabbi Lewis Witt 
Rabbi Wittenstein 
Rabbi Horace J. Wolf 
Mr. Israel I. Wolf 
Mr. Benj. Wolman 
Mr. S. Wolos 
Mr. A. W. Wolson 
Mr. Fred Wormser 
Mr. J. Wortman 

Y 

Mr. S. Yompolsky 

Mr. Solomon Youngman 

z 

Mr. M. Zaslawsky 

Mr. B. Zeiner 

Mr. M. A. Zeldin 

Mr. B. Zemen 

Mr. Henry Zenner and Sister 

Mr. Sidney Zipperstein 

Mr. M. Zola 

Mr. A. Zuchovitz 

Mr. Max Zuckerman 

Mr. Zuroff 

Mr. Wolf Zwillman 



Leaders in Je\\)ish War Relief Work 




David K. Travis 
Kansas City, Mo. 



Marion IVl. Travis Samuel R. Travis 

Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla , and New York 




Philip Weinstein Col. Harris Weinstock 

San Francisco, Cal. 



Jacob Wertheim 



Peter Wiernick 





Rabbi Stephen S. Wise A. C. Wurmser 

Kansas City, Mo. 



44 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IX AMERICA 



November 16. Samuel Mason, Manager of the Hebrew Sheltering & Immigrant Aid Society left for 

Japan, establishing a home at Yokohama for the Jewish refugees from Russia on their way to 
America. The Joint Distribution Committee subsequently appropriated $5,000 a month to 
maintain the Home. 




Jewish Refugee 



YoWoha 



Japan, Aided by Funds of Joint Distribution Committee. 



November 24. — Opening of "Hero Land" Bazaar at Grand Central Palace, New York City. An entire 
section, "Bowling Green, Lower Broadway," being conducted by a Committee of ladies repre- 
senting the Joint Distribution Committee. Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, Chairman. 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



45 



Hero Land Committee of the Joint Distribution Committee 



Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, Chairman 
"Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim, Vice-Chairman 

CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES 

Mrs. Alexander Kohut Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff 

Miss Harriet B. Lowenstein Mr. Walter Beer 
Mrs. Herman Bernstein Mrs. Samuel Elkeles 



Felix M. Warburg, Honorary Chairman 



Walter Bee 
C. Bettelhe 



Mrs. Morris Loeb 

Mrs. Israel Unterberg 

Mrs. Benjamin Guggenh 

Mrs. Albert Lucas 

Mrs. Allan Lehman Mrs. Isabella Friedman Mrs. Arthur Lehman 

Mrs. Benjamin Stern Mrs. Abraham Bijur Mrs. Sydney C. Borg 



Treasurer 
, Secretary 

CHAIRMEN OF BOOTHS 

Mrs. Nathan Straus' 

Mrs. William Einstein 

Mrs. Henry Morgenthau 

Mrs. Oscar Straus 

Mrs. Casimir Stralem 

Mrs. Felix M. Warburg 




MRS. DANIEL GUGGENHEIM, 
Chairman of the Committee of Ladies that conducted the Jewish Section of "Hero Land"; A patriotic bazaar 
in which the war activities of the U.S. and her Allies participated and in whichthe Joint Distribution Com 
mittee erected a section reprodu 



ig "Old Bowling Green, New York City." 

JewisK Da}) at "Hero Land" 



Mrs. I. N. Spiegelbe 
Mrs. Sol Bloom 



Mrs. 


Sidney C. Borg 




Miss 


Margaret S. Craw 


ord 


Mrs. 


Theodore Bernstel 


nM 


Mrs. 


Abraham Bijur 


M 


Mrs. 


Sol Bloom 


M 


Mrs. 


Sidney C. Borg 


M 


Mrs. 


William Einstein 


M 


Mrs. 


Samuel Elkeles 


M 


Mrs. 


Abram I. Elkus 


■M 


Mrs. 


Mortimer Fox 


M 



Lord Reading 



ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE 

Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff, Chairman 
Vice-Chairman Mr. Daniel Frohman 

Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson 
Mr. M. H. Hanson 
Mrs. Eugene Lewis 
PATRONESSES 
Isabella Freedman M 

Charles Dana Gibson M 
E. A. Grunsfeld M 

Benjamin Guggenheim M 
Daniel Gilggenheim M: 

Alexander Kohut M 

Allan Lehman M 

Arthur Lehman M: 

PATRONS 

Mr. Daniel Frohman Mr. Walter Beer Mr. M. H 



Euge 


ne Le 


wis 


Mrs 


Irene 


Lewisohn 


Mrs 


Morr 


is I.Of 


b 


Mrs 


Otto 


Lowe 


ngard 


Mrs 


Harr 


let B. 


Lowenstein Mrs 


Albe 


rt Luc 


as 


Mrs 


Henr 


y Morgenthau 




Myron H. 


Oppenheii 


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Miss Irene Lewisohn 
Mrs. Otto Lowengard 
Miss Harriet B. Low^enstein 
Mrs. Thomas Seltzer, Secy. 



Jacob H. Schiff 
L N. Spiegelberg 
Benjamin Stern 
Casimir 1. Stralem 
Oscar Straus 
Israel Unterberg 



Hanson Mr. Felix M. Warburg 



46 



JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



Facsimile of License^ Issued 'to tKe Joint Distribution Committee 
by the War Trade Board. 



""t^J^^IS^ Tanitcb States -..„».. ...;:v-.5257 

Pj Diit..J.anui;i-y...li., 191 

Hmedca '*" --"• 

Untatf, Nd 

License issued under Section S (a) of the Trading with the Enemy Act 



License is hereby granted to the JOIUi' DISTRIBUTIOH CC;S.:ITT5E of the 
American Fund's lor Jewish ■.Var Sufferers, 20 EXCWaiGH PIACrl, ir-:'/; YOKK, 
II. Y,. , to remit throu;;;]! the''' BUREAU 0? EJ.'SMY ??.lDS, »\H TEAD^ BC'.KD of 
the U:;IT:D £T'-?:;J , to the authorised RE?53SEriTATI"vE Or TI-IE .'iPPJ.ICAlW 
lU KOI!,;.ro, the surj of CUE i'UKDIi'O ';';-;0i'SAr,1i ($100,000) D0L:.,'H3 in 
specified inaividual remittances, to to used solely for the purpose of 
relief of the Rucsian Jewish injiahitants, of those portions of Hussis 
aovi occupied by the enGiny or allies of oiieray; who are not nationals of 
enemy or ally of enemy countries; 

Pemittanoes shall be confined to t)ie amounts v/hich the ;.AH VRADE 
BO';:!) has fixed for each incUvliiual or frj-illy, anfl the JOIIJT'DISTRIBU- 
TIO.U ocrcilf i.'3'; chall obtain an afxlCarit from each of the :oa;:ors that 
ho has not i.:ade. a re.Mitt nee to the sai.io individual, either perr.onally 
or t";ro;iJ; otJ.cra, or j:nov/n of such 3:'c:i]it [;ancG totalling "with hia iirc- 
sent rciaittcjice an ar.iomit in excess of tjat allo'.ved hy the WAR TR/i);! 

P:?CVIiji;D, IIOV/STCK, that in cases v;horo tho nayors are enlisted in 
the U. :i. :-y.].:v, KAVY, 01? :L-i3.II:!; CORP;; hut one afficavit shall be re- 
.■;uired, which affidavit shall be framed so as to hind the payors as to 
each remittance; 

I.ICSij3E shall'he responsible for tlie p.-;TJont of said remittances 
to the proper parties and s]iall make a verified s-atomont v/ithin six 
months from date that all disburseri-rntr, I'ave been i^rde in acoordajice 
with the ter;;is of tViis license; 

T,IC"a!3E^ mpy transmit and receive all oo.x'junii;c-tion~ by letter or 
cable v/hicli are necessary to the ocrryinc out of t'is tr' isaction, sub- 
ject to the restrictions sta:rpcd upon this /.icense. 



Cobles unir- '.his l'..wsf musl. bear m the 
itx or the iTPLiii^e and as the last worda 
Iherr-of, H; T l^.s.^Jrj . Letter.; rnust 
te headed E T I..__4.-i~>:7.... Correspond- 
ents should be so notified Cables should 
be sent direct to cable office. Original and 
carbon of outg'oini^ letters, or, if not in 
English, two orieinal^ and two translations 
and envelope addressed and staraped, must 
be forwarded to the Bureau of Enem7 
Trade, Washinelon, D. C. All communi- 
cation? will be subject to cable and postal 
censorship rerulations. 

IV^nrov.s 



provisienr of Ihis l.cense C5 fo the 
scrcjjnj; c-r rnmmunications Bre a.ilhor.jed 
;i'-d rirprovpd by the Spcre1;iry of the 
Trc»5ury. All letlers and cables sent under 
ihis license must be marked: Sent under 
Enemy Trade License NoAJ.-TkfJ 



set out herein. 



WAR TRADE BOARD, 

VANCE C. IUcCORMlCK, a.l 



BUREAUOF EMEMY 



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THIS UCBNSE IS REVOCABip 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



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ji Jewish Orphan Home at Bagdad, Subventioned by Joint Distribution Committee. 




Stenographers' Room of Central Relief Committe 



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Team Captains in tKe Five Million Dollar Campaign in tKe ISJeW York Drive 
for JewisK War Relief and Jewish Welfare Work 



No. 1 

Captain — Chas Dushkind 
Frederick F. Bach 
Israel Friedkin 
Isaac Gilman 
Abraham Ginsberg 
D. Emil Klein 
Lazar Kroll 
Asa Lemlein 
Leo Levy 
Samuel L. Levy 
Nathan Pickel 
Oscar Reinach 
Isaiah C. Rosenthal 
Herman B. Schvirartz 
Jerome Waller 
Albert Wise 
Edward Wise 

No. 2 

Captain — Sigmund Eisner 

D. M. Brickner 
Howard Deutz 
Jos. Frankel 

S. Jonas 

Richard Manheimer 

Abe Miller 

Edw. E. Phillips 

Louis Rothschild 

Sol. Solomon 

Albert Weiss 

No. 3 
Captain — Walter Emmerich 
Louis Beerman 
Samuel Buegeleisen 
Samuel Cohen 
Charles Davidson 
Herman Hirsch 
Carl Jacobs 

E. Louis Jacobs 
Chas. Jacobson 
Saul L. Migel 
Joseph Smith 

No. 4 
Captain — Wm. Goldman 
Morris Asinof 
Sol. Bashwitz 
Henry Epstein 
Ben Friedman 
Edward Friedman 
Aaron Garfunkel 
Norbert D. Light 
H. Lissner 
Edwin Mayer 
M. Naumburg 
Samuel Rosenthal 
Julius Schwartz 

No. 5 

Captain Leo D. Greenfield 

H. N. Bernstein 
A. Branov^^er 
Wm. T. Goldman 
Wm. S. Kreiner 

A. Rosenblatt 
M. Vessell 

B. Willing 
H. Witty 



No. 6 

Captain Col. Henry A. Guinsbur 

M. M. Abrahams 
Joseph Frank 
Mose Heineman 
Charles Hirschhorn 
Henry Ittleson 
Charles E. Kuh 
S. D. Levy 
Carl M. Loeb 
Otto Meyer 
Edw. Neugass 
Louis Reichenbach 
George Rosenfeld 
Hyman Sonn 

No. 7 

Captain Samuel Kridel 

Moise L. Erstein 
Carl Forsch 
Harry Goldsmith 
Morris Comprecht 
Julius Kayser 
Mortimer H. Meinhard 
Moses Siegman 
Z. Van Raalte 
Charles Wimpfheimer 
Julius Wyle 

No. 8 

Captain Isidor N. Landauer 

Sam Klauber 
Louis Long 
Max Neuburger 
Max Reichenbach 
David Schoenfeld 
Leonard Stein 
Emanuel Voss 
Sigmund Weiss 

No. 10 

Captain Samuel A. Lewisohn 

Arthur M. Hess 
Sam E. Jacobs 
Nathan J. Miller 
Henrv L. Moses 
D. L.' Phillips 
Charles A. Riegelman 
Henry J. Samstag 
Ludwig Vogelstein 
Jacob Wertheim 
Joseph H. Wise 

No. 11 

Captain Louis Marshall 

Joseph Fried 
Moses H. Grossman 
Louis S. Levy 
Walter Lindner 
Max D. Steuer 
S. M. Stroock 
Henry Wollman 

No. 12 
Captains — Sicher-Martin 
Herman Block 
Samuel J. Bloomingdale 
J. G. Cohen 
Louis Fuhs 
Samuel Goldstein 
Abe Gussow 
Louis Guttman 
Sol Harris 
A. S. Iseron 



Sigmund Klee 
; Daniel M. Kops 
G. S. Roth 
Emil Sostman 
Otto M. Stanfield 
J. A. Stein 
Harry Weil 

No 13 
Captain — Henry Morgenthau 
J. Clarence Davies 
Charles Kaye 
George W. Naumburg 
Joseph Obermeyer 
William R. Rose 
Horace Saks 
Germon F. Sulzberger 
Mrs. Ray Wilner Sundelson 
Jacques Weinberg 

No. 14 
Captain — Leopold Plaut 
Ben Altheimer 
Henry J. Eckstein 
Jack Dryfoos 
S. Hechtkopf 
Moritz Hilder 
Charles Kafka 
Adolph Kastor 
August Kuhn 
Max Lowenthal 
Morris Mayer 
Alfred M. Rau 
Charles H. Studin 

No. 15 
Captain — Harry Rascover 
Arthur Behal 
Philip A. Conne 
Joseph A. Klein 
Max Strauss 
Hans S. Rothschild 
Walter N. Seligsberg 
Sidney M. Weil 
Isidore Witmark 
William J. Wollman 
Harry Zalkin 

No. 16 

Captain Louis J. Robertson 

David A. Ansbacher 
George B. Bernheim 
Robert Binger 
Emil Buschoff 
George Einstein 
Abraham Erlanger 
Edwin Goldsmith 
Percy Heineman 
Gass Paskus 
Armand Schmoll, Jr. 
A. R. Spear 

No. 18 

Captain H. B. Rosen 

Hiram Abrams 
Louis Adler 
Arthur S. Bandler 
Edw. I. Bramson 
Ed. Eisenstein 
William Fox 
Arthur S. Friend 
Sidney J. Hirschberg 
E. A. Jackson 
Ralph A. Kohn 



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Team Captains (continued) 



Jesse L. Lasky 
Marcus Loew 
Harry J. Margulies 
Harry Roggen 
William Rosenbloom 
Louis Satenstein 
Joseph M. Schenck 
M. Stern 
Sigmund Wyler 
Adolph Zukor 

No. 19 
Captain — S. G. Rosenbaum 
Armand Baer 
Sam Kronberg 
Zi. D. Bernstein 
Jacob D. Cohen 
Herbert Deutz 
Alfred Fantl 
Harry J. Friedman 
Harry Glemby 
S. M. Goldberg 
Joseph Kohn 
Louis Kronberg 
Claude Prager 
Nathan Sadowsky 
Reuben Sadowsky 
Harry Schlang 
Arthur L. Selig 
Franklin Simon 
Sol Singer 
Max Weinstein 
Edward Wright 

No. 20 

Captain Leopold Rossbach 

Morris Barnet 
Adolph Hirsch 
Jesse F. Rosenfeld 
Jacob Rossbach 
Armand SchmoU 
Enrico Stein 
Edmond Weil 
Sally Wertheim 

No. 21 

Captain — Abe E. Rothstein 
J. H. Cohen 
Wm. Fischman 
Herman C. Goldstein 
Felix Gouled 
Sam C. Lamport 
Arthur Lewis 
Sam Lubel 
Bernard Marcus 
H. B. Rubin 
Max Schwartz 
A. M. Turkeltaub 
Max Willner 

No. 22 

Captain Mortimer L. Schiff 

Paul Baerwald 
Harry Bronner 
Abram I. Elkus 
Dr. Julius Goldman 
Louis J. Crumbach 
Frederick Housman 
Arthur Lehman 
James N. Rosenberg 
Walter E. Sachs 
Arthur K. Salomon 
E. S. Stelnam 
Albert Stern 
Sol Wexler 



No. 23 
Captain — Waldmar Eitingon 
O. G. Becker 
Max Cohen 
Adolph Engel 
William Engel 
Abe Gottlieb 
Leo D. Greenfield 
M. Hollander 
Fred Kaufman 
Isaac H. Klein 
Arthur Lamport 
Aaron Naumburg 

D. Steiner 
Samuel Ullman 
A. Vogel 
Harry W. Vogel 

No. 24 
Captain — Jacob Sperber 
Oscar Abel 
Max Aronson 
Samuel W. Moskowitz 

E. Moyses 
Isidore Blauner 
Sol Cohen 
Paul Crager 
Isidore Dreyfus 
Ben Erdman . 
Albert Herskovits 
Hyman Herzog 
E. G. Kline 

Ben Levis 
Jacob Rappaport 
H. Rentner 
M. Rentner 
Wm. C. Ritter 
Ed. Rubin 
H. B. Rubin 
Max Rubin 
Samuel Silber 

No. 25 
Captain — Eugene E. Spiegelberg 
Maurice Bandler 
Allan M. Bernstein 
Milton Blum 
Joseph Herzig 
A. L. Levi 
J. C. Levi 
William L. Levy 
Herbert Maass 
Benjamin Mayer 
Sidney Rosenthal 

George P. Waitzfelder 
No. 27 

Captain Leopold Stern 

David Belais 
DeWitt A. Davidson 
Solomon T. DeLee 
August Goldsmith 
Samuel Heller 
Henry Jacobson 
M. G. Levy 
M. H. Mann 
Jacob Mehrlust 
Otto Sinnauer 
Albert Ulmann 

No. 28 
Captain — Leo Sulzberger 
Jos. Berliner 
Sidney Blumenthal 



S. B. Erlanger 
Benjamin F. Feiner 
Louis Heilbronner 
Julius Siegbert 
Robert E. Simon 
DeWitt H. Stern 
A. L. Strasser 
I. S. Wolf 

No. 29 

Captain Henry M. Toch 

Abraham Adelberg 
Jerome Alexander 
J. S. Berliner 
Wm. Grouse 
Rabbi Ephraim Frisch 
Simon Gottschall 
Max G. Heidelberg 
Levi Hershfield 
Alex. Joseph 
Benj. Magnus 
A. J. Marcuse 
Herman Rawitser 
Theo. B. Richter 
Jacob Stein 
Max Wallerstein, Dr. 
Alfred C. Wollner 



Capta 



No. 30 
—Israel Unterberg 



A. S. Rosenthal 
M. I. Friedman 
Victor Friedman 
Harry H. Liebovitz 
A. P. Lubel 
I. L. Phillips 
Bernard Semel 
Harry O. Simmons 
M. T. Stark 
Abraham Tauber 

No. 3 1 

Captain— A. D. Wolf 
Harry Cohn 
Albert S. Faber 
Samuel Floersheimer 
J. M. Gidding 
George C. Heimerdinger 
Max Lachman 
Ernest Levy 
E. John Magnin 
Nathan Schuss 
Louis J. Wile 
Max Wormser 

No. 32 
Captain — Walter H. Liebmann 
Milton J. Bach 
Joseph G. Dreyfus 
Edward A. Hellman 
Milton M. Klein 
Samuel Liebmann 
Leon B. Lowenstein 
Simon Meyer 
Bernard Naumburg 
Joseph M. Proskauer 
Charles J. Waxelbaum 

No. 33 
Captain — Dr. Pierre A. Siegelstein 
M. Bergman 
Dr. J. E. Braunstein 
Chas. I. Fleck 
Peter Forester 
M. Granhard 



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Team Captains (continued) 



Ed. Herbert 

A. L. Kalman 

B. Stein 
Solomon Sufrin 
Leo Wolfson 

No. 34 

Captain Mrs. Lee K. Frankel 

Mrs. D. M. Bressler 
Mrs. A. Fries 
Mrs. B. Gomprecht 
Mrs. H. Jarecky 
Mrs. H. Kaufman 
Mrs. Sol. Lowenstein 
Mrs. A. B. Lustig 
Mrs. Sidney March 
Mrs. Louis Merzbach 
Mrs. Michelbacher 

No. 35 
Captain — Mrs. S. T. DeLee 
Mrs. A. Altmayer 
Mrs. Samuel Borchardt 
Mrs. Louis M. Cohan 
Mrs. Arthur Dryfoos 
Mrs. Jack Dryfoos 
Mrs. Alfred Freeman 
Mrs. Betty W. Hilborn 
Mrs. Rose D. King 
Mrs. Harry Leopold 
Mrs. A. Oppenheimer 
Mrs. S. S. Prince 
Mrs. David A. Schulte 
Mrs. Ferd. Seligmann 
Miss Rae Selwyn 
Mrs. Milton Steindler 
Mrs. Jack Wildberg 

No. 36 

Captain Mrs. H. B. Goldsmith 

Mrs. Hiram Bloomingdale 
Mrs. George Falk 
Miss Estelle Goldsmith 
Miss Angle Jacobson 
Mrs. Leon Kronthal 
Mrs. Walter Liebmann 
Mrs. Arthur Popper 
Mrs. Hugo Seligman 
Mrs. Frank Slazenger 
Mrs. Clarence Strouse 

No. 37 

Captain 
Mrs. Lafayette A. Goldstone 
Mrs. M. H. Cardozo, Jr. 
Miss Blanche Content 
Mrs. Edwin Goldsmith 
Mrs. NelviUe G. Hart 
Mrs. Charles Harwood 
Mrs. Harold L. Lewis 
Mrs. Bernard Lowenthal 
Mrs. Albert Moss 
Mrs. Hendricks Nathan 
Mrs. Alfred Neuburger 



No. 38 
Captain — Mrs. Robert Hecht 
Mrs. Braun 
Mrs. Benno Helm 
Mrs. Alex Joseph 
Carrie Levy 
Mrs. Chas. Michaels 
Mrs. Max Rubenstein 
Mrs. Harry Sachs 
Mrs. Manuel Solomon 
Mrs. Louis Weisenthal 
Mrs. Flora Wilzin 
Miss Thersa Wilzin 

No. 39 

Captain Mrs. Elias Lustig 

Mrs. Leonard Abrams 
Mrs. Alvin P. Block 
Mrs. Harry Dannenberg 
Mrs. B. Ehrenberg 
Mrs. Abram Grill 
Mrs. Ralph Ittleson 
Mrs. Harry Jacobs 
Mrs. T. Kain 
Miss Hortense Lions 
Mrs. J. Usoskin 
Mrs. Joseph Van Baalen 
Mrs. David Wertheim 

No. 40 
Captain — Mrs. Alexander Marcuse 
Mrs. Leon Alland 
Mrs. Max Amberg 
Mrs. Henry Block 
Mrs. Walter Blumenthal 
Mrs. George Engel 
Mrs. Benj. Feiner 
Mrs. Alfred Goldsmith 
Mrs. Otto Meyer 
Mrs. Marcus Rothschild 
Mrs. Arthur Selig 
Mrs. M. Untermeyer 

No. 41 

Captain Mrs. H. Mayer 

Mrs. Alfred Blumenthal 
Mrs. Jos. Davis 
Mrs. A. Greenwald 
Mrs. Max Herzig 
Miss Edna Mannheimer 
Miss Jenny Manheimer 
Mrs. E. Salomon 
Mrs. Chas. Weschler 
Mrs. Arthur Wise 

No. 42 
Captain — Mrs. Ben Minton 
Mrs. Ben Blitz 
Mrs. Chas. Elfelt 
Miss Ellen Goldsmith 
Miss Rose Houser 
Mrs. Isaac Landheim 



Mrs. Max Markel 

Mrs. Eli Rees 

Mrs. Joseph Rees 

Mrs. B. R. Reubens 

Mrs. Blum Tobias 

Mrs. David Zimmern 

No. 43 

Captain — Mrs. Dora Newburger 

Mrs. Minnie Bramwell 

Mrs. Moritz Glanber 

Miss Josie Gottlieb 

Mrs. John Henle 

Mrs. Harry Lyon 

Mrs. Nellie L. Miller 

Mrs. A. L. Shakman 

Mrs. J. Weil 

Mrs. Henry Zellner 

No. 44 

Captain Mrs. Bernard Pollak 

Mrs. Paul Baerwald 
Mrs. Henry Bernhard 
Mrs. David A. Brown 
Mrs. Jos. E. Dryfous 
Mrs. Harry Kohn 
Miss Stella Schottenfels 
Mrs. George Seligman 
Mrs. Albert Stern 
Mrs. L. Wimpfheimer 

No. 45 
Captain — Mrs. Charles Reizensteii 
Miss Carrie Gerstle 
Mrs. Isaac Goldberg 
Mrs. E. A. Jackson 
Mrs. Sam Nast 
Mrs. Leo B. Seligman 
Mrs. Benj. Wasserman 
Mrs. M. H. Wasserman 
Mrs. David Weill 
Mrs. Annie Weiner 
Mrs. Mannie Wolf 

No. 46 
Captain — Mrs. Samuel Schulman 
Mrs. Samuel Berliner 
Mrs. Arthur Block 
Mrs. Philip Frank 
Mrs. Felix Haas 
Mrs. M. L. Kohlman 
Mrs. Charles Kurzman 
Mrs. Edwin R. Masback 
Mrs. Sam Seiniger 
Mrs. Max L. Young 

No. 47 
Captain — Mrs. H. M. Toch 
Mrs. Joe Manheimer 
Mrs. R. 1. Masback 
Mrs. H. J. Rosenbaum 
Mrs. Herman Rosenberg 
Miss Hattie Sachs 
Mrs. 1. H. Weinberg 



52 JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 

On December 23, 1917, at the residence of Hon. Henry and Mrs. Morgenthau, New 
York, a Reception and Testimonial was tendered the Hon. Otis A. and Mrs. Glazebrook, by 
the Jews of America. 

The Testimonial is inscribed as follow^s: 

PRESENTED TO 
HON. OTIS A. AND MRS. GLAZEBROOK 
BY MEMBERS OF 
THE JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN FUNDS FOR JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS 
THE AMERICAN JEWISH RELIEF COMMITTEE 
THE CENTRAL JEWISH RELIEF COMMITTEE 
THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S RELIEF COMMITTEE 
THE PROVISIONAL ZIONIST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
THE JEWISH WOMEN'S PROCLAMATION COMMITTEE 
REPRESENTING 
THE JEWS IN AMERICA 
AT A RECEPTION AT THE RESIDENCE OF HON. HENRY AND MRS. MORGEN- 
THAU, IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE SELF-SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION 
OF DR. OTIS A. AND MRS. GLAZEBROOK, BY WHICH THE FUNDS SENT FROM 
AMERICA FOR THE RELIEF OF THE JEWS IN PALESTINE 

WERE MOST EQUITABLY AND WISELY DISTRIBUTED AND OUR CO-RELIGIONISTS 
THROUGHOUT THE HOLY LAND RECEIVED MUCH AID AND COMFORT DURING 
ALL THE TIME THAT DR. GLAZEBROOK WAS U. S. CONSUL AT JERUSALEM. 

NEW YORK 

January 31, 1918, KTatKan Straus Celebrates His Se\)entietn Birtnaa^) 
An Open Letter Addressed to Hon. Nathan Straus. 

D4ar Mr. Straus: 

The Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War feels it its duty and priv- 
ilege to express to you, your beloved wife and family, its warmest appreciation of the Divine Mercy that 
has spared you to your people till this day upon which you reach the patriarchal age of three score 
years and ten. 

Filled as your life has been by deeds of benevolence; self-sacrifice; rich in acts of loving kindness 
for your fellow-men; actuated solely by the desire to ameliorate the lot of those who needed your aid; 
you have become remarkable even among the greatest of philanthropists for your generosity, self-denial 
and all-embracing benefactions. 

This Committee may not go outside of its own sphere of activity, to record your devotion to your 
high ideals. It is therefore our privilege only to pay tribute to you for the generous aid, whole-hearted 
support and valuable cooperation, both as a contributor to our funds, and as an example to others to 
contribute, for the relief of our brethren in the war zones and in Palestine. 

In your honor we have inaugurated a WEEK OF MERCY from January 2 7 to February 3. The 
date of the commencement of this WEEK OF MERCY recalls this epoch-marking proclamation of that 
date in the year 1916, the day upon which our nation was invited to give of its wealth, and its sym- 
pathy to our brethren in the war zones by the wise, benevolent, honored President of the United States. 
Woodrow Wilson thus endorsed our views when this Committee led the way in America, in collecting 
funds from Jews with the special aim of relieving the distress of the Jews, caused by the Vk^ar. Their 
distress was and is, we still regret to have to assert, greater than that of all those who have suffered 
through the war. They suffer as Jews, from all the horrors of war, besides suffering through prejudice, 
bigotry, and ignorant fanaticism. 

The Central Committee has been, is doing, and will continue to do, its share to aid them and it 
is therefore of happy augury that your Seventieth Anniversary falls during the week, we have brought 
to the attention of the Jews of America, by reason of it, including the anniversary of Jewish Relief Day, 
as proclaimed by President Wilson. 

We expect that the Jews of America will fittingly and generously respond to our appeal for funds 
in your honor. 

May your life be prolonged. May your health and happiness be complete. May the shadow of sor- 
row be far off. And may the Almighty, in His Mercy, show His Divine Mercy to you and yours in 
reward for the mercy which you and they so munificently have showered upon your fellow-men. 

We are taking the liberty to give this letter to the press, in order that our sentiments may enjoy the 
widest publicity. 

For the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War. 

LEON KAMAIKY, Chairman. 



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February 1 0. Special meeting of the Joint Distribution Committee at the residence of Felix M. War- 
burg to receive the report from Messrs. Bogen and Senior, Conmmissioners, who had returned 
from Holland. Elected members-at-large of the Joint Distribution Committee. 

Commissioners of tne Joint Distribution Committee 





DR. BORIS D. BOGEN ' MAX SENIOR 

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The Members, reading from left to right are: A. S. Eitje, Rabbi Dr. Philip Coppenhagen, Alfred Polak, 
E. van Raalte, Nehemia de Lieme, Secretary; Dr. Boris D. Bogen, American Representative; Professor 
Jacob Oppenheim, President of the Jewish Community at The Hague, President; Max Senior, American 
Commissioner; Henri Polak, Josefus Kann, Vice-President; S. van der Bergh, Professor L. S. Visser, Chief 
Justice of the Netherlands; A. Simon, American Representative. 



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OPENING THE LETTERS CONTAINING CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE 



February 18. — Morris Engel- 
man initiated a Passover 
Campaign through which 
the Central Committee ob- 
tained $70,000 from over 
one thousand cities through- 
out the country- 



March 25. Solomon Lowen- 

stein sailed as Commissioner 
to serve upon the American 
Red Cross Commission to 
Palestine. 




March 6. — Unfurling of the 
Service Flag bearing 87 
stars at Congregation Ohab 
Zedek, New York City. Ad- 
dresses by Rev. Dr. Bernard 
Drachman, President, Rev. 
Dr. H. Pereira Mendes, Ex- 
President, Albert Lucas, 
Secretary of the Union of 
Orthodox Jewish Congre- 
gations of America, and 
Rabbi Isaac Alcalay, Chief 
Rabbi of Serbia. The fia^ 
was presented by Mrs. 
Philip Klein and Mrs. Moritz 
Neuman, Presidents of the 
Sisterhoods of the congre- 
gation, and unfurled by 
Miss Goldie Engelman and 
Mrs. Philip Greenfield. Sec- 
retaries. 



RABBI ISAAC ALCALAY (Chief Rabbi of Serbia) 



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Gold Loving Cup Presented to tKe Honorable Julius Rosen^N?alcl, 

April 14, 1918 




Inscription: 
To the Honorable Julius Rosenwald 
Patriotic American, Faithful Jew and Far-seeing Philanthropist 
From the Members of the 
American Jewish, the Central and the People's Relief Committees, the Joint Distribu- 
tion Committee and the Jew^ish Welfare Board, as a Mark of Their Love and Esteem 
and in Token of Their Grateful Recognition of His Beneficient Generosity and His 
Compelling Initiative, Which Brought to a Triumphant Issue the Project, Unique in 
Jewish History, of Obtaining During the Year 1917, the Unprecedented Sum of Ten 
Million Dollars for Jewish War Relief and for Welfare Work Among the Jew^ish Soldiers 

and Sailors 



T nird Liberty Loan Celebration Meeting 




PRAYER for the President, his cabinet and advisers and the thousands of men 
who have answered their country's call, was offered Thursday night, April 25, by 
the Rev. Dr. Bernard Drachman, Rabbi of the Congregation and President of 
the Union of Orthodox Congregations of America, at a patriotic rally arranged 
in celebration of Liberty Day by members and seat holders of the Synagogue. The prayer 
also included an appeal to purchase Liberty Bonds of the Third Loan, to which the members 
and seat holders already had responded to the extent of a quarter of a million dollars. Hun- 
dreds of persons were unable to be accommodated in the building, which was crowded to 
its full capacity. Subscriptions at the meeting totalled $97,000. Among the subscribers 
being the Agudos Harabonim, who subscribed for $2,500 w^orth of bonds. 

The reason for celebrating Liberty Day a day before the date set by the President, 
Rev. Dr. Phillip Klein, Senior Rabbi, explained in an eloquent patriotic address was because 
of the Jewish Sabbath falling on the day named in the President's proclamation. 

Judge Otto A. Rosalsky in a stirring address asked each present to at least double 
the amount of his previous subscription, thus raising the total to half a million from the 
Synagogue. 

Albert Herskovitz heads the list as the largest individual subscriber, with $50,000. 
Following Judge Rosalsky's address, Morris Engelman, in charge of the arrangements, had 
sixty girls pass through the congregation to aid in obtaining the subscription. 




Third Liberty Loan Rally at Congregation OHab Zedek, New York City, April 25, 1918. 



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Hon. Samuel S. Koenig, former Secretary of State, in his address complimented 
the Congregation. He said that not only was it a pleasure for him to be present at the 
splendid patriotic rally which had gathered so large a crowd full of genuine enthusiasm, but 
he wished to compliment the Committee on the perfect arrangements that had been made 
to make the celebration a success. Evidently the Congregation was not only 100% Con- 
gregation, but as was proved by the fact that it had given I 24 of its children to the service 
of its country, it was also 100% American. This was only a sample of American Jewry and 
confirmed his belief, w^hen the test comes, our Jew^ish people throughout the country w^ill 
be found with the Government "doing their bit." 

Other speakers included Moritz Neuman, President of the Congregation, N. H. 
Borenstein, Vice-President, and Congressman Isaac Siegel. The Rev. Josef Rosenblatt, 
cantor, and his choir sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America." 



FEDERAL RESERVE BANK 
OF NEW YORK 



PUBLICAN COUNTY CON 



0*ar Ur.. Nsiman: 

Th» letter iihlch I^aent you on April 30th was prepared by 
tho department dealing with Butscriptione and which I aif^ed when 
prepared not having had opportunity to write you myself personally 
until now. 

1 have ordered an honor flag for your congregation and have 
dans ao with the feeling that I nay thereby share mith you the pride 
nd pleasure which it must have afforded all the members of your con- 
gregation to complete a most notable record in connection with the Third 
QMranaeht War Loan. 

Of course you Isnow what it raeana to the nation to receive 
auch support aais evidenced by what you and your associates have done. 
Can you alpo understand how much it means to those who are doing the 
work for the Government to get such magnificent response! 

However severe must be the price of the war, we can at least 
take some comfort in the fact that it does bring out the best in the 
nation, leads us to understand what it means to be living- here in this 
splendid country and builds up a national feeling TThich is a great asaat 
and a very -hopeful one for- the future. 

With warmeat regardi 
ralth 



April 29,19ia, 



fully yours, { OOijL^ ^ 



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Mr. y»orriB Engelman, 

CliairmEm of Arrangement Comm. 
Patriotic Rally, 

1837 Madison Ave., New York Olty. 

Deer Engelinan: 

I want to congratulate you 
on the splendie patriotic rally in celebra- 
tion- of litierty Day held last Thursday 
night at the synagogue, 18 !7est 116th St. 
The crov;d was large, enthusiasum genuine 
and the arrangements perfect. 

Prom what I understand a 
large sum of money was raised, which simply 
confirms my belief that our Jewish people, 
when the test comes, will, be found with 
the Government doing their bit. 



Sincerely yours, 



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SSK.i-S 



Ur. Moritz neuman, 

Preeldent of Chab ZedSk Congregation. 

IB Weet 116th Street, 

Hew Tork City. 

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Neuman, Lucille 
Sporer, Marie 
Borenstein, Estelle 
Beaber, Lillian 
Berenstein, Frances 
Berliner, Gertrude 
Berenstein, Mrs. D. L. 
Engelman, Goldie 
Engelman, Ruth 







Grossman, Minnie 


Rosenbaum, Irma 






Herskovits, Dorothy 


Roth, Rella 


Fliegel, Ruth 




Herskovits, Florence 


Roth, Teresa 


Frank, Lenore 




Klein, Harriet 


Sharlin, Sarah 


Fried, Elsie 




Klein, Mrs. Philip 


Sheer, Esther 


Friedman, Hattie 


Miller, Charlotte 


Turkel, Henrietta 


Friedman, Lilliai 




Miller, Edna 


Berenstein, Frank 


Friedman, Regin 


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Neuman, Beatrice 


Engelman, Abrahai 


Greenberg, Mrs. 


Ernestii 


le Neuman, Hortense 


Engelman, David 1. 


Greenfield, Mrs. 


Philip 


Neuman, Mrs. Moritz 


Feinstein, J. 


Grossman, Hele, 


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Rivlin, Shirley 


Greenfield, Arnold 



Greenfield, Philip 
Grundwerg, Samuel 
Guzick, Zallel 
Herzog, Henry 
Rosenfeld, Max S. 
Roth, Jerome 
Schwartz, Morris 
Steinhardt, S. I. 
Weinstock, Herman 
Weinstock, Morris 
Weissberger, Samuel 
Winer, Abe 



APRIL 25. 1918. 



SPECIAL PRAYER 

FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 



REV. DR. BERNARD DRACHMAN 

President Union Orthodox JeiOish Congregations of An 




LORD! God of mercy and 
compassion. Unto Thee 
we lift our eyes while our 
hearts are filled with con- 
tending emotions. We are living in a 
time of awful sorrow but also of solemn 
duty and stern resolution. 

MANY thousands of our brethren 
and sons have answered our coun- 
try's call and now stand shoulder to 
shoulder with the millions of our Na- 
tion and her Allies in defense of the 
right Thou hast given to all living flesh 
to live secure from oppression, safe 
from wrong doers, free to obey Thy 
Divine will. 

THY prophets have promised that the 
time shall come, when the senseless 
swords of war shall be beaten into fruit- 
ful ploughshares of peace. O God, 
grant that this day may soon dawn 
upon Thine earth that now welters in 
rivers of blood and grant O God, that 
this day shall see freedom once more 
rise erect from the ashes of dust created 
by the clouds of ignorance, prejudice 
and pride of wilful men, who deny in 
their arrogance Thy Supreme Law of 
Justice. 



I HIS day has been set by our hon-. 
ored President as the day upon 
which all the citizens of our country 
shall gather themselves together in their 
might and by mutual council and self- 
sacrifice pledge themselves again and 
their worldly possessions, in support of 
the finances of our country. We pledge 
ourselves to give hearty response to the 
demand that our citizens shall con- 
tribute their full quota to the Third 
Liberty Loan of the United States of 
America and so give tangible proof of 
our fealty and faith in the ideals of 
our Nation. 

\Y7E beseech Thee, O Father, vouch- 
safe Thy mercy unto all Thy chil- 
dren. And especially do we pray that 
Thy loving care may watch over the 
President of the United States, his 
Cabinet and Advisors and all those 
who are fighting Thy holy cause, so 
that they may so direct the destinies of 
our nation that victory may crown our 
arms and peace with honor prevail. 
AMEN. 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 




Office of Jacob Billikopf, Executive Director, American Jewish Relief Committee. 



JewisK People S Relief Committee— Administration Committee Meeting, held June 26th, 1918 




Left to right: — D. Salpeter. Louis Scbaffer. J. Jlilcb, Meyer Gillis. (Standing) — Chonon J. Minilies. Alex;mder 
ICahn. Chairman ; Max Lullow, Abraham ZucUer, Acting Manager. Dr. Anna Aronovitrli. K. Guskin, IJr. S. Xenmann, 
Miss M. Melnick, Stenographer. 




Office of Abraham Zucker, Assistant Manager, Jewish People's Relief Committee. 



Hada 



ah Medical Unit to Palestine, Photographed in New York, Prior to Sailing, June, 1918, to which the 
Joint Distribution Committee Contributed $200,000. 




(From lett to iigbt I Sitting down:— Dr Louis A, Ungar. Dr Louis J. Zanderer, Ur. Wni. Sugerman, Dr. Sophie 
Eabinott, Dr .Toseiili Sullrln, Dr A. M. Hilkonitz. Dr. Jesse Feiiiberg. Dr. Solomon Keina. Second row: — Samuel M. 
Schmidt, Di Aaioii K Cohen, Dr. Joseph Krim-,k.\ . Dr. David Satenstein, Dr. SiinuicI J. Drusklu, Dr. Gerhard B. Sehrib- 
man Moses r.,u-o\\a\ sedct.irj Top i,,\\ — Di Ilcm.x A Kcllci. \di.lpli ]Iulil>,iid. administrator, next tv\ o with- 
drawn hist name, Louis Cantor 




Eight to left: — Miss Hennetti szold Chairman of the Had issa Miss ihce Sahgiburg, Mrs. Dora B. Lefkowitz, Mrs. 
A. H. Fromenson, Mme. Richard Gottheil, Mrs. Emil Weinheim, Mis. Danziger, Miss Libbie Oppenheim. Second row: — 
iliss Eva R. Alpern, Clara S. Millman. Rebecca Lazarus, Madeline Epstein, Eva Lieberson, Sadie Amolsky, Rose Klom- 
berg. Rose Bogen, May Kelmansky. Vera Weiss. Top row: — Ray Malin, Evelyn L. Schulman, Frances M. Wlnograd, 
Rebecca Abrams, Isabelle Poritzky. ,\Tina Kaplan. Henrietta Aidninn. ^larjorie Winfield. Stella .Jacobs, Bertha R. Feingold. 



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JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA 



July 10, 1918 



Pursuant to the resolution of the Joint Distribution Committee, the following standing committees 
have been organized: 



COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND CO-ORDINATION 



Cyrus Adler, Chairman 

Morris Engelman, Vice-Chairman 

Lee K. Frankel 



Aaron Teitelbaum 
Alexander Kahn 
Morris Rothenberg 



COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 



Arthur Lehman, Chairman 
Harry Fischel, Vice-Chairman 
Jacob H. SchifT 



Paul 



Leon Kamaiky 
Jacob Wertheim 
Harriet B. Low^enstein, 



COMMITTEE ON RUSSIA AND OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 



Judah L. Magnes, Chairman 
Sholem Asch, Vice-Chairmai 
Meyer Berlin 



Isidore Hershfield 
Nathan Krass 
Max Senior 



COMMITTEE ON ROUMANIA, SERBIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES 



Paul Baerwald, Chairman 
Cyrus L. Sulzberger, Vice-Chair 
Samuel Dorf 



Meyer Gillis 
Otto A. Rosalsky 
Leon Sanders 



COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE 



Abram I. Elkus, Chairman 
Aaron Teitelbaum, Vice-Chairmar 
Israel Friedlander 



M. Z. Margolies 
Boruch Zuckerm; 



COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY 



Peter Wiernik, Chairman 

David M. Bressler, Vice-Chairman 

Stanley Bero 



Jacob Billikopf 
Stephen S. Wis 



Cyrus Adler 
Sholem Asch 
Harry Fischel 
Meyer Gillia 
Leon Kamaiky 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Alexander Kahn 
Morris Engelman 
Judah L. Magnes 
Abram I. Elkus 
Louis Marshall 



Morris Rothenberg 
Cyrus L. Sulzberger 
Aaron Teitelbaum 
Peter Wiernik 
Boruch Zuckerman 



Felix M. Warburg 
Arthur Lehman 
Paul Baerwald 



EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. 



Albert Lucas 

Harriet B. Lowenstein, 

Boris D. Bogen 



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August 30, 1918. 

Resolution by Executi^)e Committee autKorizing tKe CKairman of tKe Joint Distri- 
bution Connmittee to call a conference to formulate a program for con- 
structive relief, ana to collect all necessary data for tkis ^ork. 



STATEMENT 

Showing the amounts sent by the Joint Distribution Committee of the American funds for 

Jewish war sufferers for distribution by its representatives since the 

outbreak of the war — 1914. 

Russia $2,612,300.00 

Poland 5,780,662.98 

Austria-Hungary i ,583, 700.00 

Palestine, plus $487.00 for Justices . . . . .... 1,646,485.86 

Turkey . . ; 656,004.30 

Alexandria, Palestinian Refugees , . , . . 56,394.84 

Greece 9 1 ,02 1 .88 

Servia 22,500.00 

Servian Jews in Switzerland 2,000.00 

Roumania 1 35,900.00 

Bulgaria 1 8,500.00 

Tunis, Algiers and Morocco 9,000.00 

Students and Writers in Switzerland 11 ,200.00 

Destitute Families of Russian Jews in France 5,000.00 

Spain, Turkish Refugees 8,000.00 

Japan, Russian Refugees in Yokohoma 80,000.00 

Persia 26,700.00 

Kosher Food for Jewish Prisoners of War in Internment Camps 15,500.00 

Advanced a/c Refugees from Palestine 1 2,298. 1 2 

Individual remittances throughout the World 607,808.32 

In addition to the above amounts the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews suffering 
Through the War remitted the following sums directly: 

For Refugee Rabbis, Teachers and Children in Yeshivas and Talmud Torahs $59,915.23 

For Austria-Hungary Relief Committee 5,307.00 

For Palestine General Relief 1 3,659.00 

For Palestine Institutions " 9,5 1 5.00 

For Palestine Funds 1 8,500.00 

It remitted for individuals: 

Designated for Institutions in Palestine 270,979.64 

Designated for Individuals in Palestine 181,939.81 

Remitted by People's Relief Committee to Dienensohn's School, Warsaw . . 10,000.00 

The total expense of the Joint Distribution Committee and its constituent committees, for collecting and 

distributing these funds during the four years since the outbreak of the war, amounts to less than two and 
one-half (.02y2) per cent. 




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